Study in Red
Ruby like half-life, spitting glittering radioactive waste at degenerate crows, ruby like godsend, like drinking blood for breakfast and smiling with all your teeth. Ruby like stained factory floor, thread of heritage, picking jewels from ash.
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I am hopeless for rubies. Dripping from the kitchen counter, tucked into couch cushions, sewn up my sleeves.… Read the rest