Devil

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Devil,but she wore another face
A fine face,
A strong and shining bone-china face-
You think of silk
And the paint;

I know the skull-
Buttressed and built
To out last mercy.
Every body she has is a blunt hot weapon,
Under her stained glass

I burned seven ways
For seven idols.

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