Roses & Bones by Francesca Lia Block

her ebony tendrils glowed scarlet

under the sun,

each curl clasping onto her cheeks.

deep brown eyes were

the centerpiece of the canvas,

endless pools of cocoa that

glistened gold whenever she laughed.

a kiss from a

serpent sealed her fate;

Hades saw Eurydice and

plucked her like a flower.