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BARE TRAP

Breakup nonet challenge

By Andrew C McDonaldPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read

With chains of soft velvet you snared me

Willingly, in your trap I stepped

My mind; body and soul - caged

In silken, smooth, bare trap

Until you sprung it

Sharp poisoned barbs

Pierced my hide ...

Bloody ...

Wrecked ...

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Note: I purposely used 'bare' instead of 'bear' here to show that it was not hidden. Also, an illusion to skin.

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Andrew C McDonald

Andrew McDonald was a 911 dispatcher for 30 yrs with a B.S. in Math (1985). He served as an Army officer 1985 to 1992, honorably exiting a captain.

Never mind. I give up.

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    Written by Andrew C McDonald