ii. The Albatross

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Did you know what you did to me after you left me?
You broke into pieces that no one can pick up
For six years, I've been flying around the ocean's map
Yet the moment you left made me feel an intense glee

All of the scents that you made me smell, I can't forget
Just hung me around the clock like I was your servant
You saved me like a fallen grace, thought I was in debt
Poison ivy smells like daisies, past's irrelevant

Hit by the cold ocean's tide, saw you there, looked alive
Bad luck was what you bring, caused insufferable pain
Fifty years, soaring through the sky, hit me when I thrived
By the preys, you have been tempted, by her, you've been maimed

A loud bird's chirp has awoken me from my slumber
A sign of bad luck, it followed me throughout summer
Let me ask you this, am I even allowed to cry?
The orange sunset we've noticed, the noon's deep blue skies

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