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Queen of Spades

Linda M. Crate

i am the queen of spades
will impale you with
your wounds
to keep you away
because every time i open my heart
it only gets shattered,
and so now i stand tall and alone;
everyone thinks i’m lonely
but i’ve always been
independent—
love wounds like a frieght train
when it’s not true,
and i would rather have something
real and magical and wait
a thousand years
than have a thousand relationships that
weren’t worth my heart’s sacrifice—
i am a daughter of the moon
wild and fierce
yet vulnerable and soft
my snarkiness and sarcasm are defense mechanisms
to guard the steel fortresses that protect my heart
because all the birds of me are suspicious
of love anymore.

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