She keeps her compulsion
in a jaw set with grief
because busy mouths
and chatter teeth
will grind away time
and gnaw on memories
too lovely to keep.
© Nancy Botta, 2020
She keeps her compulsion
in a jaw set with grief
because busy mouths
and chatter teeth
will grind away time
and gnaw on memories
too lovely to keep.
© Nancy Botta, 2020
Rusted Honey 
Such a nice thought
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Beautifully worded! Great piece.
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Yes. The compulsion is strong in some…
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Outstanding! This is excellent!
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Very beautiful indeed ❤️❤️
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Like the verse. Like the artwork.
Art
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This is beautiful
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Really well worded! I’m going to give senryu a try too~
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