derickWhisper

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Oh, of that Scarlet Succulence!Oh, of that scarlet succulence! / where the limits of unfamiliarity / succumb to the aloof setting
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Too Mad for Patience: Too Patient for MadnessPerhaps I should take blame for / not laying specifics. / Or perhaps, for not in the moment
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The World is Gray, it SeemsThe world is gray, it seems. / Beauty is simply a word, / not an inherent quality.
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Asterisk*Whenever you said / that I should be myself / the next word out of your mouth
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Stacking DishesWe piled up dishes, / yours and mine, both. / We didn't feel like cleaning our messes- we both had our own only we could handle.
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Pillars of my Life (Shalt Not Crumble)Shalt not crumble, pillars, / for you were constructed of strengthened metal. / Shalt not excuse yourselves, pillars,
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I shouldn't feel the way you make me.I shouldn’t be saying these words to you. / I shouldn’t be having these thoughts of you. / I shouldn’t be kissing your metaphorical neck,
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CreationCreation is beautiful; / To see something being created is beautiful. / Seeing an idea take flight.
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The Crevices (Edge of a Day)I came close to sight of a place once called Home. / I know in the crevices, our hearts beat together. / In the grass where we rolled,
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On Differences and the GameSits down with the nervous ping on the skin and / sits shivering in the warmth of confidence / and the concoction of nervousness.
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