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The Doctor

Hey there little boy

I hear you've been sick

Well come on here

I've got your fix

 

It may sting at first

Things may even seem unclear

But, at it's worst

You may be coerced

Into feeling insincere

 

Do not run

It's fruitless to hide

For once things have begun

I am the only one by your side

 

Our meeting like this

A mere happenstance really

Howeve...

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Belly of the Beast

I'm in the belly of the beast

Think as thin

I did not mean

But I did it again

 

I wander around this stinking place

With a great look of astonishment on my face

 

I dash from here 

And hide over there

Fully aware there is a lurking bear

 

I try to silence

My chattering teeth

When all of a sudden

Screams

Screams from the deep

 

Peering inside

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My Siren

Green eyed lady

Snake charmer of hearts

Unlimited beauty

She had me from the start

 

She's got red hot lust

Stone cold guts

A fire in her gaze

And steel in her veins

 

She is my queen

She is my Venus

She has a freeness

That leaves me speechless

 

She moves with style

She move swith grace

In her embrace

Is my forever resting place

 

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