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A Bitter Mudbath

Used to walk through the mud, A frown on my face, Because it would spread, Get all over the place, Reach up to my ankles, And that was enough. I would feel sullied, And long for your love. When was it, oh Lord, That I plugged my nose, Tested the

Uma Laroche- chapter one

Setting: The fictional estate of the fictional Duc DeLaFlote near port Lorient, Bretagne, France. Date: 17something... Under cover of darkness a cloaked figure made its shadowy way over the courtyard wall to a window. A candle was lit in the sill, and the light spilling forth into the courtyard illuminated

Don't Leave Me

Wind so cold, so bleak, so dark; I felt it pierce me to the heart. I shivered cold, the rain fell fast; Each breath I knew could be your last. My hair hung loose, blew o’er my face; Somehow I knew the depth of grace. I stood beneath the

Domo Arigato

“Never go into the woods without Skip,” Father always said. The smoke from his pipe would curl up around his newspaper and obscure his eyes. Though obscured, I knew they held resolve, and so I always obeyed him. Skip was always with me, wherever I went, like a shadow. He

I Could Get Used to This

Somewhere in the night you met me. My defenses were down and you found me. My pillow was wet with tears of pain; I thought you had left but you’re with me again. And I’m lost and defeated; I’m feeling cheated. But you are here, Whispering in

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