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Purple lightening and the cold pale night

The pings of hail put the lustful to sleep  
with knives in and out of fingers.  

letting go makes us liars.  
 
as the light from street lamps  
pierce through condensation,  
half opened windows.
the sky wept where we could not.  
 
 
 
 
Written by samael (Zaroff poetry)
Published | Edited 25th Jul 2018
Author's Note
inspired by River 12's "Tin Roofs Are Deadly".

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