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Courtship
I caught you grooming earlier,nose fixed to your fur,engrossed in washing cheeksand nether regions,intent on looking clean,and sharp, and ablefor a doebehind a rose bush,shyly peering out. When both of you had gone,I spread a lovers’ feastof leafy greens and ripened berriesthrough the clover,knowing you’d returnwhen no one would be…
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Portrait
Old woman, bent with needle,spinster, maiden, Mademoiselle,intent on plaiting fictions. Each stroke demands restraint.She is compliant,bound in proper bonnets, sturdy bows,and stems an urge for wild unraveling. Yet blushing cheeks,nacreous rainbows in her purls,their molten, platinum shimmer,betray a piqued suppression. Too late for one revolution,too early for another,she can’t escape…
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Pudding
Once upon a time, there was Comfort, and there was Safety, and they were very close. Comfort could live without Safety, and Safety could live without Comfort; but as they realized they were better as a pair, they preferred not to be apart. All went well for a while, until…
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Promises
Before the hare, before the chase,before the twisted dream,there was a hole, its site disguised,its endpoint undisclosed. Was it pure youththat made her trust the flask and drink,despite the waistcoat, watch,and steep descent?A rabbit’s warning cry? Too late, I see, too late. How soon until we wake? © 2025 All…
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Sole Support
Miranda didn’t trust her mirrors so she crawled out of herself for an objective look. It was a nasty trip, through a spongy maze of gray matter, past the eyes, and down the nose. If she had known the route was going to be so twisted and sticky, she would…
