//petals//

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you were like a rose.
you were pretty and
everyone loved you.
they said you were
the prettiest rose
in the bush so they
picked you off and
put you in a vase
and filled it with
water every day.

I was like a daisy.
there was nothing
special about me.
few people picked
me out of the weeds
to put me in a vase.
even then, they
forgot to water me.
they stepped on me;
crumbled and cracked
my petals.

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