you may have
my heart
I do not
need it
anymore
I have replaced it
with clockwork
elegant
diamond hard
it ticks faithfully
reliably
beneath my ribs
never a flutter
nor a cry
does it utter
I hold fast
to my spine
so lately reinforced
with razor wire
steel rods
I do not
intend
to ever bow or
bend
again
to the charms
whims
of mercurial lovers
© 2019 Christine Elizabeth Ray – All Rights Reserved
Brave & Reckless 
If only it was that easy. Love this!
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Thank you, VJ.
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Welcome
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Reblogged this on cabbagesandkings524 and commented:
An unbending Christine Elizabeth Ray
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Excellent.
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Love the line breaks and rhythm in this! Really gets the mood and the sense of clockwork across.
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Thank you!
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