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Incubator - for Emily

R. F. Long

Poetry
Literary




You hold my finger
In your fist,
In your tourniquet grip

Lying like Snow White -
a book unopened on the shelf,
a tale yet to be told.

Every breath a battle
And every heartbeat heralds
An electronic barrage.

You hold my finger
In your fist,
And slowly squeeze my heart.









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Copyright 2006, R. F. Long. All rights reserved.

R.F. Long is an Irish writer of (mainly) fantasy fiction. Her short story 'The Lost Rose', published in Haruah, was a Top 10 finalist in the 2007 Preditors and Editors Awards. Recent sales include 'Carrying Keptara' to Hadley Rille Books' 'Ruins Metropolis' Anthology, and 'Elements' to Flashing Swords.  

She works in a specialised library of rare and unusual books.


http://rflong.livejournal.com/

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