july
hudson, ny
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him

she compared me
to her ex when we were
drunk on the grass.
maybe it's because we
really are that similar,
but it made me think.
i wanted to know
what they'd done to her.
how had it ended?
was it her fault?
probably not.
her brown hair looked
more like spun copper
than muddied earth
in that setting sun.
her eyes sparkled like stars,
glazed over from the wine.
it was the first time
i had ever not been able
to take my eyes
off of somebody.

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