The fear is absolute:
faces pale as the milk of death,
the inverse of the milk of human kindness.
A haunting sorrow binds the wounds,
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Modernist Perspective, my dear. Thank you for the life you breathe into your words. This one is one of my topsies. 'You feel dirty but mud isn’t dirt- inside you’re squeaky clean.' Modernist perspective. I love this perspective. Mud can make you dirty but it isnt dirt. I like the parenthetical intergections, it seems to ad voice, even while possibly being a tad bit distracting, but it reminds me of a song.
Wow...i actually really love this this is probably one of my favorite poems. Sandy J.
I like this. It speaks to a world where narcissism is given the right to do what it will. “Trading kisses for pennies” is a beautiful line…