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Jellyfish
Hey, remember that time at the dock? / The *jellyfish* floating serenely beneath our feet, / Their pinkish hue, transparent in the black water.
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Introspection
Cold-hearted, eating others with gnashing, gnawing, tearing teeth / Sacrificing upon a blood-soaked alter without the slightest ray of remorse / Mile long legs with shining green eyes set beneath blonde hair to lure in prey
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Futuristic-ly Problematic
I steal glances of you. / You're so evasive; it kills me. / Every so often I think I can close my hands around you,
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A Conundrum
This place I have reached / (I know not how) / Excites me,
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Beards
You have a beard, and I like that a lot. / It is my favorite thing about you.... / Save for the downy hair atop your head, I like that, too.
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Drugs
I'm quitting you cause you're a drug, / And drugs are bad (I learned that in school.) / You're a stimulant in the way that you make my heart race
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To Be Taken Literally
Mussed-up butterscotch kisses / To the left-wards, right, then catercorner. / Page after chronicle after sometimes elsewhere,
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A Short History
Dependable and safe with the right words for the moment. Steadfast and true. / Chaos of the best kind. Killing me even still. Close my eyes to savor the old pain. / Arid as summer in an hourglass.
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Duality
I have seen you / And I have experienced your light. / I have loved you fondly
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Trophy.
You're an animal, a dirty fucking animal, / And I will hunt you like the beast you are. / Maybe I'll slay you with a rifle; firepower suits you well,
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