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Finally feeling warm tears flow down my cheeks,
Like the cleansing rain after a drought.

They don't stop,
Stinging my eyes like lemon juice,
A river of mascara-stained sadness.

My neck feels cold,
And my eyelashes stick together.

All my frustrations washed away,
By the petrichor of emotion.

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