Soot

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Does a sinner ever wish for
A time he was a saint ?

Does he drink nights away with
Bitter regrets and unseen pain?

Dark bruises and bloodied mess
A relief. An evidence.

Some hint that there's more
Than these decaying flesh and bones.

Atonement and redemption.
Church or a temple ?

Beat my hell out of me.
Till my spirit turns to dove.

Screams and shivers asking for more.

The black ashes fog all my mirrors
While I plead for an iron grip,

On this red knife dancing in rhythm,
And scrape every inch of breath,

Till the air becomes a memory.

Strangling syllables as they fade,
While blue lips atlast bleed silence.

Large steel hammers falling, crushing
Shattered pieces into soft carpet,

On which I lay, awaiting to be stroked
And licked clean by hot red tongues,

Until I become one with myself.

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