Poppy

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dear Poppy,

it's been a day.

i ache at the distance
the buffer we worked so hard
chipping down
in baby steps
delicate like a butterfly wing

reappearing the second
I pained you.

i didn't mean it,
to make you
feel like i loved you
as anything more than my blood

i was confused
it must make sense to you
you have options
i was foolish enough to think
someone loved me like that.

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