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Whipped Indulgence

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By Andrew C McDonaldPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read

Laid bare my wounded heart unto you

You kissed it with cat-o-nine-tails

Blooded furrows cross my soul

Still I begged for more ... worse

Fierce, you struck again

Struck til your will

To indulge

Sorrow

Fled

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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