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the first time chan gave a girl a rose
was on valentine's day.
those cheap dumb roses,
you could buy with pocket change:
filling hearts almost as fast as
they filled empty lockers.

the first time he gave a girl a rose,
he watched as a grin grew across her face;
a laugh blooming across the space,
as she and her friends
picked every petal off,

one
by
one.

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