STILLETTO

perfumed beauty
fingers caressing
silkiness encasing
shapely legs
innocent eyes
watching, fearfully,
from within
duvet sanctuary

six inch heels
tap
tap
tapping

out the door
into darkness
day after day
years pile up
wrinkles

dreaded call comes
doctors and nurses
try to repair
John’s handiwork
the face
the body
patched
remnants of desire

perfumed beauty
fingers caressing
silkiness encasing
shapely legs
jaded eyes
watching, fearfully,
from within
duvet sanctuary

six inch heels
tap
tap
tapping

out the door

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