Almost Mercy

By Stranger

Without ropes, or chains
or promises
With only the weight of my want,
she holds me to the floor
 
She offers soft prisons
and hard pleasures
Her eyes sincere as she tells me,
“I cannot save the willing.”
 
Sunlight through her dress
tracing the outline of a memory
“This does not have to hurt,” she says
“This does not have to hurt.”

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Copyright 2017 Stranger
Published on Saturday, January 2, 2021.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • carlosjackal On Tuesday, March 21, 2023, carlosjackal (3010)By person wrote:

    Astounding work.

  • SolApathy On Tuesday, March 21, 2023, SolApathy (665)By person wrote:

    Amazing prose. A masterpiece of wordsmithing... I am saving this

  • tonebone On Wednesday, May 13, 2020, tonebone (51)By person wrote:

    "with only the weight of my want she holds me to the floor" how fucking awesome is that!

  • tonebone On Wednesday, May 13, 2020, tonebone (51)By person wrote:

    this does not have to hurt and your right...it does not. the simplicity of your ideals are for everyone...at a moments notice

  • Jonas Robinson On Saturday, July 14, 2018, Jonas Robinson (867)By person wrote:

    This is great.

  • A former member wrote: "Sunlight through her dress tracing the outline of a memory.." Dear goodness that wanting to remember sounds like torture.

  • dwells On Friday, November 24, 2017, dwells (4288)By person wrote:

    My mind is spinning like a top with the few, juicy possibilities here Stranger. Tell Carmina Gitana that she's missed, if you ever hear from her. A tantalizing image conjured for pain or pleasure with the telling admission that "I cannot help the willing" - Oh ye of weak flesh, Cheers! - Dan

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