Thoughts Bared in Gray Nuances

...and so, rather than flowers,
throw the torn pages
of this vestige to my tomb.

and so, instead of elegies,
recite all the pieces written here.

and so, in lieu of crying,
burn this whole thing and toss
this tome's ashen catachresis to my grave.

do me a favor and hearse me
with no shreds of tears and regrets.

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Thoughts Bared in Gray Nuances (confessional poetry and prose)
Written by JV ORONGAN
Cover Illustrated By GWEN GUMIASON

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