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she kept a vigil

Posted on by Jeanne 

The darkest sleep waits
while restless creeps
four walls of restraint

slowly dawn gathers
lost fortunes of judgment
her hands snuff the candles 

in careless abandon
the coffin lid closes
settles her passions, unrobed.

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