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Embrace the Wolf
A malaise envelops me
whenever I think about hugging the wolf.
Feel the exhaled scalding breath, delivering
chills, fur tracing my clothing like a sea
anemone gliding over my weakened corpse,
paws hold me while claws dig into me.
I shudder, standing helplessly again,
the swan inside me weeping for escape
from the sickening, gut-wrenching embrace
that withers my remains, sutures my lips.
Unable to recoil, skin the lamb bare
and reveal the wolf beneath.
whenever I think about hugging the wolf.
Feel the exhaled scalding breath, delivering
chills, fur tracing my clothing like a sea
anemone gliding over my weakened corpse,
paws hold me while claws dig into me.
I shudder, standing helplessly again,
the swan inside me weeping for escape
from the sickening, gut-wrenching embrace
that withers my remains, sutures my lips.
Unable to recoil, skin the lamb bare
and reveal the wolf beneath.
Published 12th Oct 2024
Author's Note
I probably would fall sick for the rest of my life.
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