Frailty
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her callous tongue pecks at my skin

perfectly crafted words gnaw every cell

Methodically

until i am no longer impervious to the force

arms, constricting and cold enter every crevice

sliding downward into my core

she is inside of me

Writhing

Scratching

stealing my nourishment

i am becoming frail

thin and breakable

she is peeling away muscles and membranes

feasting from inside

Tearing

Cracking

savoring the last pieces

maybe once she has stripped my skeleton clean

she will leave me alone

a pile of broken bones
Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.
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Another beautiful poem Smile. To be honest, I could only make a few suggestions Blush

(06-09-2011, 12:49 AM)violet Wrote:  her callous tongue pecks at my skin Very cool image

perfectly crafted just imo, starting with "perfectly crafted", which reads quite long, drags/ breaks the rhythm of the line, personally I'd prefer something that sounds more precise (but it's not bad at all, just a suggestion) words gnaw every cell

Methodically

until i am no longer impervious to the force

arms, constricting and cold (comma?) enter every crevice

sliding downward since "downward" is obvious, maybe using another word could give you more impact here into my core

she is inside of me

Writhing

Scratching

stealing my nourishment

i am becoming frail

thin and breakable

she is peeling away muscles and membranes

feasting from inside

Tearing

Cracking

savoring the last pieces

maybe once she has stripped my skeleton clean

she will leave me alone

a pile of broken bones All this is riveting. Nicely done Smile
PS. If you can, try your hand at giving some of the others a bit of feedback. If you already have, thanks, can you do some more?
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