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rose

petal by petal
glissades to the
ground
you cant make
a dead rose
bloom
again

leech

a leech's wet teeth
latched to my leg
i yank and toss it back
into the water
but it always
comes back
and its my fault
for the
cheekboney look
and blood loss

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