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Icarus and Apollo


His kisses stain

my skin in lilacs of pain

he cups my cheek

he calls me ecstasy

 

His smiles tear me

apart, how much more can he

take of my insufferable whining

I beg for more

 

Love they call it

When he grips my arm too tight bit

Down on my lip

Crimson staining my teeth

 

Fate they chant

when he won’t stop, “I can’t”

Oh God, “He won’t save you”

I’m breathless

 
I fall
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