i try to ignore
that time when no one wanted me
from birth until death
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teasing soft petals
she's edging ever closer
to flows of nectar
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none ever loved me
despite love i spilled for them
till i had no more
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despite gentle smile
momentary flash of flames
confirmed suspicions
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night's passionate love
was a bare and naked dream
dawn's empty climax
Donovan Baldwin