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RC deWinter

pretty please

would you mind

if I chose you

as my muse?

i had one but

he turned and ran away,

affrighted by the

closeness of our souls,

though never in his

life did i intrude.

for in you i see

qualities admired:

courage,

intelligence,

humility,

and that requisite remnant -

passionfire -

mixed with a madness

needed in this world.

i promise not to

scratch you with my quill,

nor will i stain you

with a misplaced word;

but give me leave

to gaze and drink you in,

and use your blood

as ink with which

to sin.

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