you knew shit until me
so accustomed you were
to the frill, the grandeur
so accustomed to sparkle
the hollow repetition
of delicacies;
you never saw me coming;
you never knew i
existed at all;
truths long denied
now stain you;
gentle love atop your bed
traded for a hard fuck
against the wall.
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Gentle to savage. 🙂
The tables turn.
yes indeed. i enjoy the unexpected 😉
Oh wow. Those last few lines. Incredible!
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