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PLAGUE

By C. J. Jagger



In the dark hours of torn wings

Your feathers fall

I’ll meet you there

A broken voice calls

Shame upon thy name

And angels stare

In disbelief as lilies flower

Unholy earth turned bitter sour

We blaspheme

Still, little can be done

With aching bones and heaving lungs

Blood runs down my throat

Take me with you

I won’t cry wolf by full moon

Shan’t howl in truth of day’s break

Promise on God's sake

You won't hurt me again

But you can’t

Then silly little Death

Comes knocking

With shaking legs

Don’t plague me

Don’t plague me


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