Bruise

Cherry

By sonora

Sat, 11 Jun 2011
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6 comments
 

She bruises easily
She cries suddenly for no reason
No reason that any other need see
Her cheek rests on the cool of the kitchen table
Anything else would be too much effort

She falls down stairs frequently
She hides her secrets in cisterns
Knives hold an unhealthy fascination for her
Blades and bottles, blood and bourbon
Draining, draining the beauty away

She headbutts his fists for fun
She needs to be taught a lesson
Perverted by language and by love
The sex is great but the rest is just a
Lonely fucking walk to the edge

Certificate 15
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Comments

Submitted by celticman on
disturbing and familiar somehow.

 

Submitted by Highhat on
I can't think of another word than disturbing.

Submitted by shoe on
brutal and tragic, you certainly didn't pull your punches on this one, really good.

 

Submitted by sonora on
I appreciate the comments. Thank you.

'Art is not a mirror to reflect reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.'

Submitted by prettyrose on
Hi Sonora :) like the user name :) I like its simplicity and yes hard core but sadly all to much true of today's world. At first though I could not understand if it was a man hitting a woman/ woman hitting a man or self harm but got it eventually lol. Well done and on the cherry :) Keep writing Keep Smiling :)

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Keep Writing xxx

Submitted by Mark Anthony Pearce on
Tremondous work. The words you've written brings to mind for some reason Whitehouse's 'Why You Never Became A Dancer' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGNKgah948s A handshake MARK http://iamamanandmynameismark.blogspot.com/ markanthonypearce@googlemail.com