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Poem    Golem Huntress by William Burns (6 ratings) Rate this Poem (5 best) 1 2 3 4 5   1 comments / Diamond edged talons pierce the armored wing case Steel rends steel peeling back the brittle metallic husk revealing soft, fleshly circuits Bite here . . . snick, zzzzzzst yes and here . . . snick, zzzzzzst Sparks . . . a twitching antenna . . . Its over in micro-seconds Acidic juices gushing in the darkness The crunching sound that resistors make And the current oh yes the current She feels the offspring quicken And sets aside a tender measure of the ravin The litter will hatch before sunrise And they will be hungry Sponsor ads

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