Sunday, September 23, 2012

The Scorpion's Virtue


Close your eyes,
And see it clearer—
The Virtue and the Payback.
The office of the scorpion
Is to ever pain.
Yours is to ever liberate.

“Then bring your justice sweetly,” I beg,
As I pull you from the waters,
“And kiss me once, before you sting again.”

-jenn long

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