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Author Archives: Ruby
Drained
Hang me by the heel and let the blood drain from me. Collect it in a dirty pail standing on a stained floor. Flowing freely at first, hot and sweet as my love. Spurting and slopping over the sides of … Continue reading
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Imp of my heart.
She ate my heart and I didn’t even realise it was happening. Month on month she fed on the blood it pumped. Bathing in its goodness, nourishing on it, growing strong. With every sup my heart became hers. Until the … Continue reading
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Steak tartare
Tiny cubes of my heart cut with sharp knife A fine hache mixed with lemon, sauce and spice Shape me with your hands Finest meat of me, Raw heart for raw reminders.
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Pate
Butter, shallots, herbs & splash of sherry. My heart-meat browns in the pan. Cream blends where once it clogged. Toast and pate for eager mouths. My heart spread smooth as I was once was.
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Carpaccio
Sliced leaf thin, Lemon and salt seasoned, Translucent taste of my heart-meat, Tongue’s melt memory For each of my heart’s loves.
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Heartfeast
If you ate my heart I hope it gave you indigestion. I hope it burned and billowed black, Stuck to the pan you cooked it in. That it spoiled and ran rancid before you could season it. If you ate … Continue reading
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Butcher
You looked me in the eye and told me you were dangerous. I ignored you. I ignored the glint of acquisition in your eye and the lick of wolfish lips. Or perhaps I saw them and ignored them, believed that … Continue reading
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Sweetheart
I am your sweetheart. Hot of flesh and frank of soul, Sweet of lick and salt of suck. I am your sweetheart. Bright of day and sway of night, Curve of breast and thrust of hip. I am your sweetheart. … Continue reading
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