Perirr

俳句

Features/Appearance:
(What about their form is significant?)

Fingers graze metal–
Driven through heart, yet leaving
no mark on the soul.


Personality/Job:
(Things your character does, thinks, feels)

Arm straightens. Pistol
outstretched, the world at hold.
Broken by the shot.

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I taste bitterness
on my tongue. From tin, from blood,
What I can’t forget.

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He counts his steps one
by one. The numbers try hard
to keep all else out.

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Monsters in the dark
Darker within, behind skin,
impatient to rise.

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Small hops, come closer.
Little faith may still ring true
And eat from your hand.

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Perch atop church eaves
Wings held snug, tucked close to sides
(Lies) About to flee.

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Scratching fruitlessly
into my shoulder where a
SIN leeches me out.


Relationships to others:
(Character thinking about or speaking to someone else)

Bare feet kneeling by
her portrait. Tin wicks brighter
so I may hear her.

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Stay near me. I wish
not to be alone. With naught
but this crueler nail.

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Singing your grace, faith,
Undying strength, will sing I.
But never mercy.

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When I pray, who listens?
Is it the wind or whispers,
remembering you.


Story/Scene:
In the miniature!

Note crumples in hand.
There are eyes on me. There are
eyes on me. Piercing.

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Hold my hand, they said,
Don’t let go. But I slipped past,
up cathedral steps.

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I lie down and watch
the hammer fall, with talons
gripping my shoulders.

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Descent beneath streets
Two strangers, unknown allies
A kick to the ribs??