Silk

By BrokenButterflyWings

Wrap myself
in a clean silk scarf
so perfect it makes me numb

a simple scratch
can kill a rose

wrap me tighter
it mustn't slip
must not feel the cold

knot it tight
and go away
before it all explodes

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© 2006 BrokenButterflyWings
Published on Saturday, April 22, 2006.     Filed under: "Personal" and "Poetry"
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  • A Life Without You On Saturday, July 3, 2010, A Life Without You (146)By person wrote:

    I must agree with GV, a most beautiful piece

  • Gray Vision On Saturday, July 3, 2010, Gray Vision (424)By person wrote:

    Despite the short structure of this write it speaks volumes, beautiful and the title just adds so much more power to it. Keep writing Broken, your works are truely breathe taking. Thank you for sharing =)

  • A former member wrote: furls around the mind, then almost slips away from you, this write.. perfect title. well done. welcome to darkpoetry.

  • A former member wrote: very beautiful. i love little poems like this. "a simple scratch can kill a rose" compact and lovely, welcome to dp.

  • Grey Lies On Saturday, April 22, 2006, Grey Lies (185)By person wrote:

    sort and deviously sweet.! welcome to DP

  • BrokenButterflyWings On Monday, April 24, 2006, BrokenButterflyWings (33)By person wrote:

    thanks =)

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