Scents of you
Dust motes
float
in the sunbeams
that pierce
the blinds
I watch
as you brush
that hair
black as a
ravens wing,
apply lipstick
red as blood
rising to leave
you blow a kiss
and smile
i linger awhile
CHANEL
or is it
DIOR?
lingers with
me.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Characters | 215 |
Words | 47 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 7, 3, 6 |
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