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"caught between light and dark"

By T. Imaan Tretchicovmanicova

Thu, 03 Nov 2011
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black hooded words
from a corseted tongue
snag
on the silent,
swaying chains.
chained amidst
his hooked dungeon
reveals
she who is
like the splendour
of a shadow caught
between light
and dark.

`t. imaan tretchicovmanicova
3nov11
copyright © 2011

Certificate PG
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