UNTITLED

By Neaky Sahafi

The last thing I needed,

Was for you to press a kiss upon my neck,

How dare you caress my heart?

Go on, place the noose, and break my leg-

Pull, pull on harder, don’t be afraid,

I fear no death,

I cling fearlessly and humbly to the pain.

When you plan to leave me at any second moment,

The dove flies when the cage is freed-

Where was your loyalty, bumbling fool?

Your vision was low but then it ceased,

You act so icy now, but once you were just a thorn,

Cutting my skin, pricking at my senses,

I killed the rose, but the fragrance still wafts around the room,

And where angels sang at the union our lily brought,

There is only maggot, musk and the moon.

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