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Southern Girl's Lament (Tanka)

by Terry Olynik

Her blossom dying,
She chooses mental restraints
And bodily shame.
Mistaking desire and lust
For sin and self-induced guilt.

11/24/2008

Posted on 11/25/2008
Copyright © 2024 Terry Olynik

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 11/25/08 at 05:02 AM

Sounds like she's met a few of the heroins from the songs of Johnny Cash or Bob Dylan. Great imagery.

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