Villanelle

She will not leave me alone
I tell her to go, “go.” as fear helps me with my coat
She whispers my future from the unknown
Leaves from another time aged til old
The heat is liquid gold melting down my throat
She will not leave me alone, alone
Patience dries the drained tea til told
Fortune shows me an overgrown meadow grazed by wild goats
She whispers my future from the unknown
Royal stock boiled from my failure’s fermented bones
Medicine delivered to my door from her flying boat
She will not leave me alone
Safe is just a fancy word for no
As I find myself skinny dipping in shame’s moat
She whispers my future from the unknown
Warm coffee tastes best served with fresh scones
She pairs it with freshly whipped cream, Harry’s berries, toasted oats
She will not leave me alone
She whispers my future from the unknown

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Jess
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