Seconds

A mutiny upon my tongue
Has left me paralyzed and stunned
Did I bite down but remain numb
Or has my palate’s play been run
and
Did I taste my world enough?

-a.r.

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Painting: Preparing the Feast by Petrus van Schendel

~ by April on December 8, 2015.

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7 Responses to “Seconds”

  1. Reblogged this on hocuspocus13 and commented:
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    hocuspocus13's avatar hocuspocus13 said this on December 8, 2015 at 4:28 pm | Reply

  2. Excellent!

    Erica Herd's avatar Erica Herd said this on December 8, 2015 at 4:29 pm | Reply

  3. Taste more of other things.

    Romantic Dominant's avatar Romantic Dominant said this on December 9, 2015 at 3:49 pm | Reply

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