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Carlton Lloyd Smith (7 August 1973 / Detroit, Michigan)
A Bitter Serpent's Feast
smiling coy
bat your eyes
entreating boy
pleasant sigh
bat your eyes
longer glance
pleasant sigh
a taken chance
longer glance
lovely roses
a taken chance
happy poses
lovely roses
full in bloom
happy poses
summer swoon
full in bloom
soft and steady
summer swoon
ever ready
soft and steady
under way
ever ready
passion play
under way
sweet devotion
passion play
soft emotion
sweet devotion
fading smile
soft emotion
extra mile
fading smile
trouble brewing
extra mile
quiet stewing
trouble brewing
lost recourse
quiet stewing
soft remorse
lost recourse
fading light
soft remorse
building spite
fading light
contemplation
building spite
and trepidation
contemplation
autumn days
and trepidation
parting ways
autumn days
oft repeated
parting ways
again defeated
oft repeated
question why
again defeated
summer lie
question why
smiling coy
summer lie
entreating boy
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what a vicious cirlce...certainly the serpent swallowing it's own tail...but where would we be without the experience.
Clever and well written 10++