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A Tear Rose in Squalor
June 6, 2013
Soft gardens proffered bloom
Cracked twigs lay in squalor
As the tea roses sway,
[hither to my ego.]
Soft stems bending with
Southern winds and wild
Colors yelling at hopeful
Visitors.
Small fingers wielding heavy power
A death rattle with a lust
For beauty
Profaned as unspoken
Prisoners death awaits
At a rising toll in
Soft summer breezes.
© Liza C., Seattle, WA
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