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a villanelle of regret

By kasia gawlakPublished 10 months ago 1 min read

unraveling her tender silhouette a whimpered tug of kindred wriggles loose is this as close to known as i will get a throbbing knot of unrelenting text a sticky pit of suffocated truth unraveling her tender silhouette i told her where the lonely bones are kept i showed her where the tear is most acute is this as close to known as i will get a messy nest of gnashing need unmet a slender vestige severed at the root unraveling her tender silhouette her apparition flutters to the next while i retreat to flailing mute excuse is this as close to known as i will get she lingers in the thickest crevice left a creeping shadow, sprawling and obtuse unraveling her tender silhouette is this as close to known as i will get

Villanelle

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kasia gawlak

xennial confessional poet exploring autofiction and sensual prose

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    Written by kasia gawlak