Poem -

little dark girl with the kind eyes

little dark girl with the kind eyes

muted mouths
centuries old
skin cured
to crisp
teeth sharpened
gnawing on
the bones
the butterflies
have gone now
belly full
I hunger

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Dean Kuch

Meet Mr. Acherontia styx, better known to his friends as the death's-head moth...
The significance of a moth/butterfly cocoon is drastic, or complete, change. Caterpillar into chrysalis, or pupa, and from thence, into beauty.
I enjoyed the dark beauty in this short piece, Theresa.
~Dean ? ?
 

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Richard Waters

Deeply intense sophisticated emotion-laden work with a powerful approach.
A composition of sincere atmospheric appreciative analysis.
Thanks for sharing.

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