touch
i prick my finger to paint her lips
in agony i wait to hear her voice
i wish for death or any other fate
in the shadows of the shame of god
just one whisper to alleviate this pain
my teardrops fall
to wet her lifeless eyes
just one last kiss
to feel her shallow breath
staring into the night
daybreak so far away
i can feel her screams as they echo in me
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by Dickinson