Like ribbons and barbed wire
You feel the silk at first
In the light of dawn you see the blood
Leave me just one shred
When you tear me in pieces
Throw them to the wind
Something I can tuck away
In sachets
So when the dust clears
I'll have this memory
Of how it used to be
And how it used to feel
And who I used to be
And how you used to love
In tangled sheets
And tattered candlelight
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