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Summary: What does an article of clothing tell you about a person? Readers, who do you think the beloved is? SS/--
This little drabble forced itself and all its clichés on me, I had fun playing with the formatting.
Cloak
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Cloak
Dark as the new moon midnight
Fluttering in the wind of shadows
Silent witness to remorse
And death
And hell
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Cloak
Hiding secrets of brilliance, magnificent for their terror
In pockets near a heart
In folds near the hands
For survival
For redemption
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Cloak
A function of design
Traditional, durable, and practical
Impervious layers stitched over time
Never failing against the storm
Never veering from the task
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Cloak
Folded against a chair
Disdained for the volume of presence
Forsaken until the need arises
A cloth worn and tattered
A sign of constant use
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Cloak
A promise of protection
Warm softness of silk wrapped in coarse wool
Masculine and long of cut
Its wrap is a shield
Its substance a comfort
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Cloak
Enveloping as a blanket
Subtle brushing against the skin
Pulling tightly into a cocoon
The heat unexpected
The sweat slick
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Cloak
Quivering edges reminiscent of the veil
A shroud over a beloved
Voicing the unspeakable to those who refuse to hear
No one dares approach
No one except the owner