verbal sadism (renamed)

By ColorMeToxic

Why must you
add to the wounds
I already bear
deep within my soul,
with your forked tongue 
of fire?
 

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© 2015 Beth Greene
Published on Thursday, December 29, 2016.     Filed under: "Poetry"

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Written for the 'Small Eternities' contest.
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  • A former member wrote: words have the ability to plant and grow within us. thats why we must be careful with them. thank you beth.

  • Gemini On Saturday, December 10, 2011, Gemini (31)By person wrote:

    "Forked tongue of fire" is a perfect description for a venomous verbal assault. It hurts at first bite and then you feel the poison start to suffucate and infect the rest of your being. Fear not, for it is antitoxin for the next bite.

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