swallow .

By Corinthian

 






She approaches the edge
its abyss a short drop
to how far she has already fallen 

monsters mewl ,
blind mice writhing
in perpetual darkness





The portent and the polish
of dutiful devotions



The scrape of his leather against
her soft.walls
as she slithers out of her dress
and falls asleep  
on floors forgotten





Dream summoning ,
shadows on the eyes of the moon







I want a Corinthian tower 
and all the stairs to climb 






I want to memorize each mote of dust
as it settles behind the absence of my steps



The architect is memory




save
me
take me
now




This warring retch
a barreling loss
a rotting bucket
churning infants
in the bristols
of  the darkest slumber




The lilt of darkness
as it caresses my thighs in rain
like velvet teasing the air





As a  thousand tiny tongues
salivate on the Dark's ripe clitoris

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Copyright 2011 Inara
Published on Saturday, March 26, 2011.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: favorite one ive read today!

  • A former member wrote: Truly 'The architect is memory' is the Father of this song. Many images but all relating; the woman whose most sorrowful moments go unnoticed. There's something so strangled in mewling, something so forlorn and unheard...it is not a sound that wishes to be heard, it is the sound that is made when there is no one left to listen. This is gorgeous, Sister.

  • A former member wrote: You´re beautiful and this was...superb. I can´t think of any other poet that I do so admire, but Percy Bysshe Shelley or Byron...and this was close. I love you and your talent.

  • A former member wrote: I want to memorize each mote of dust as it settles behind the absence of my steps The architect is memory *fav part*

  • Devilish On Thursday, May 26, 2011, Devilish (2662)By person wrote:

    Damn! A lil arousing... I like that!!! Scholar

  • A former member wrote: antagonizing in so many ways..........your words and emotives are just so unabashedly feminine. x~ Scholar

  • A former member wrote: Amazing. I like, very much so. Scholar

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