sea lily
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frogs and butterfliesA Poem by sea lilylover woke up,from the dead of night slumberrolled overto hold his sweetheart closer.found her eyes rivetedon the ceiling white.what do you see, love?.. |
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10/03/10A Poem by sea lilyi painted you on a postcardand sent you awayto be handled by the gruff menwho deliver the mail.in the cityseventy starlings made their headlong flight.. |
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darraghA Poem by sea lilywe were two tiny dollson a cliff-topyou loved me then,when i was ugly.wrapped me in your bodyto keep the wind's lacerationsat bay.with hair barely tic.. |
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all of thisA Poem by sea lilyhe says,you're looking whitefrom this yearning.needing the serotoninin the sunto soothe my brittle eyesneed a loverto kiss away the guilt that liesin .. |
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walking awayA Poem by sea lilybefore the crowsput their mark on my facebefore the yearsrobbed all joy from mei used to love a boywith eyes like toffee.i liked to watch him sleepwit.. |
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afterA Poem by sea lilythe morning afteris,the morning after.if the boys last nightlooked me up and downit's because mother always said,don't let them see your frown.they do.. |
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euthanasiaA Poem by sea lilywe buried our deadin shallow groundwith bells on their fingers.in the graveyard we lingeredhoping for a sound.that's how we lived,in a world withouteu.. |
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devolutionA Poem by sea lilyi spent a nightin a foreign bedand came back to my life...the visiting baristasaw me touch my handsto my head.saw i was swayingat the bar.put his hand.. |
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bedbugsA Poem by sea lilythe sun stirred my slumber,the faithless loverwho has left meto perish in grey.and i found myselfin a bedwith five pairs of socksbelonging to ten slen.. |
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