MOLASSES

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Red eyes follow me
as I make my getaway,

your lazy, sugary gaze
following the trail of
my clumsy footsteps,
unwavering,
undeserving,
unaware.

I wonder what
it would feel like
to be able to accept
kindness with the lights on.

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