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Reciprocated Iniquity

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Hesitant sighs relinquished
from between
barely drawn lips.
The hushed charcoal
of smoked words
sketches lust upon
our canvas throats.
We lie upon sheets
made slick
with scarlet tears-
burst forth
from the incised veins of convictions.
Languorous guilt
-beautiful mistress-
lies betwixt our tangled bodies.
Cleansed by the sweat
of reciprocated iniquity
residual fingerprints evaporate,
leaving false innocence amongst the crystals.
The culprit is lost
though evidence is seared
within our flesh.
Inspired by a line from a song- 'and from your lips she drew the hallelujah' -I wrote this poem a few days ago and delayed submitting due to my fear. It's my first open poem in a while....so I'm nervous. I tried it as a palindrome, because the title would be so perfect for a palindrome, but it just didn't write how I wanted it. Some of the best lines were destroyed when trying to make them reflect. But I will submit it as a scrap.

Sigh....I'm totally obsessed with fire and sex at the moment. ALL of my poems have had a sexually charged fire theme. Meh.
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petula-faerie's avatar
"leaving false innocence amongst the crystals"
beautiful

(and i love that song *goes and listens to it now*)