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In language cast
These vulturine desires
Unlocked beneath the poet’s pen
Cyclic apocalypses rending hope
A catabolic heart consuming
Of itself in absence
As needy as
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Contrast
What is life
Without latitude
Or contrast
Where lies love
If not in a chrysalis
Split open by light
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I have been rather OCD lately hence all the syllable counting I think lol Shadorma isn’t a form that comes very easily for me so I wanted to take a crack at it again. I called this Tanka before no idea why lol
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