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"eclipsed in secret" -tanka

By T. Imaan Tretchicovmanicova

Tue, 02 Apr 2019
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he slides the red lace
over pooled eyes, tears defame
her red lipsticked lips
chains hook to the stains that hide
her face eclipsed in secret.

 

©`t. imaan tretchicovmanicova
02apr19

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