by Indrani Perera

the bone bride

the devil's plight

walking abroad

this long night

the bone bride

the devil's stride

coming for me

this dark tide

the bone bride

the devil's strife

takes me away 

from this cold life

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The Bone Bride by Indrani Perera

This poem appears in Pas De Deux, Indrani Perera's second collection of poetry.