Wednesday: poetry

[tigriswolf]

Today’s theme is poetry - not lyrics or songs, but simply poems. You can provide particular verses or link to the whole poem elsewhere

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[likewinning]

any, any, since you ask, most days I can't remember (anne sexton)

Betrayed the Body 1

[enmuse]

Not sure if I'm satisfied where this ended, but it's time for me to wrap up my night and I wanted to get this first completed version up. Edited and properly titles, it'll end up on AO3 later this week. Didn't use the line you prompted because reading the poem inspired me and the characters got away from me.
Marvel Cinematic Universe, Tony Stark and Clint Barton, adult themes and language.
Warnings: Depression, unadvised alcohol consumption, alluded to suicidal ideation.He paints a sorry picture, sitting there in the corner of the dark room, slumped back in a chair designed for aesthetics, not comfort. The windows are tinted nearly opaque, only the muted spots of the evening city lights showing through like a hazy night. The brightest light comes from the center of Stark's chest, the arc reactor partially revealed under his half-unbuttoned shirt. He looks gaunt and ghostly, underlit by the blue glow

Betrayed the Body 2

[enmuse]

Stark makes a little hum of disinterest and lifts the bottle to his lips. "Give me a night," he mutters, an edge to his voice despite the low tone

Betrayed the Body 3

[enmuse]

Clint walks away from Stark, not towards the elevator, but further into the living room. "JARVIS, queue up Plan 9 From Outer Space"What are you doing?" Stark asks