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by Karen Michelle

This half crescent lunacy
shines down over broken unity
and once, this was
immunity, now
infected by betrayal.

But nights flow on
like water, the daughter
of selfish choice, and in
our hands an empty promise;
a shell of solace; a shattered
good luck charm.

02/28/2004

Author's Note: Just a beginning for now.

Posted on 02/28/2004
Copyright © 2025 Karen Michelle

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Rachelle Howe on 03/01/04 at 08:04 AM

shorter, and packed full of power and grace. i think it hits me heavily, in my stomach and chest...

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