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Pirate
She could not stop questioning why I loved her.
How could I choose her? She used her scars as weapons,
cutting the offering into ribbons of doubt and hesitation,
never able to accept my assurances with her cutlass drawn.
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San Francisco Bay Area - USA
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Bukowski, Billy Collins, Ted Kooser, Haiku & Harvey Kurtzman (a visual poet, of sorts)
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Lavender
Fri, 2024-04-26 18:15
Pirate
Hello, Michael,
This is strong, and a bit sad. On the defense while destroying relationships.
I like this very much.
Thank you,
L
Michael Anthony
Fri, 2024-04-26 22:59
Thank you L! Exactly that!
Thank you L! Exactly that!
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Michael Anthony
author commentCandlewitch
Sat, 2024-04-27 08:40
Dear Michael,
perhaps someday, Lady Pain, will get past licking her wounds and put down her cutlass and be able to accept love and return it.
*hugs, Cat
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