Better The night-Mare

Aoife_Rose • 1 followers

There are nights
On
Which
A night-
Mare would
Actually be
Welcome.
The lick of
Flames,
The sound of
Wood
Against Skin -
Bruises
Blooming
Beneath clothing
And the guns
Talking.
Better the night-
Mare -
At
Least
For a little
While
Neuro-chemistry
Eases the ever
Present
Pain ...

#allegory

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