POETRY | MENTAL HEALTH

Pretty Little Prevaricator

Gifting guilt

Edward Swafford
Know Thyself, Heal Thyself
2 min readFeb 23, 2024

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A man with red, mid-length hair stares at the camera from a side angle.
ESAU? Image courtesy of Cottonbro Studio from Pexels.

Kiss with caution can’t you see the
Hazard sign?
Liplock ziplocked, heirloom heat
Heuristic lines of lies and dimes so
Blind to beauty, bind to bare skin
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Suffrage of the predestined damned
See. How. They. Run.
Toward you, a perfect perjurer, body
Doubled gelid stare a gone but never
Forgotten obituary oasis of lust trust.

A man with mid-length red hair stares into the sunlight, the image shows the side profile of his face.
OPTICS. Image courtesy of Cottonbro Studio from Pexels.

Dark junctures stolen from soma sky
Paradisiacal aphrodisiacal angel eyes
Sing to suitor(s) in hypnoidal rapture
Judgment d-a-y
Safe haven, peril…

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Edward Swafford
Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

Enigmatic. I’m an Australian poet, healthcare professional, and copywriter. I pen poems about spirituality, tech, aged care, mental health and relationships ☺️.