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Alexis B.
Alexis B.

Feb 14, 2021

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1 min read

โ€ฆshows at her doorstep
holding carnations by clenched teeth
their red linen reducing to a wasted rag
she would have been leaning by the balcony
her moonfed anxiety dressed in lacy black

rehearsing the swoon of weak knees
in the face of dead roots and bright paperbags
offerings at the โ€ฆ

Valentineโ€™s Day
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Shalini C

Beautiful words. I enjoyed reading this. ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ

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Alexis B.

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When our paths cross, I promise to write stories about our adventures so that others can read them long after we are gone.

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