Flagellation

Whiplash
Across your back
Self-inflicted wound
To atone for sins
Tears sting your eyes

The pain exquisite and sweet
Tongue lashing
Leaves your bare
Raked across the coals
By your own words
As you stare in the mirror
Hating what you see there
 

 

"Flagellation" is Copyright © 1997 by Jason A. Beineke and the Jabberwocky Studios

 

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