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April 11, 2021
By ArtThouLizardWizard GOLD, Deerfield, New Hampshire
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"We accept the love we think we deserve."-The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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I shift my 

crooked eyes


Back into place.


(S)he’s the poetry

And the prose-


The perfect thorn,

To my wilted rose-


These cursive slopes

Clutter under

Worn-out almonds


Because the moon,

No longer shines as bright.


(S)he would be my

Full, waxing, new.


But here we are


Still in the bright 

Of day.

© Melanie R., Milpitas, CA

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