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Wisdom is a well, funny euphemism for delusionIt is only in the state of galvanization, / do I realize what it means to be impervious in youth. / I have a father who stresses to me this:

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The White GardeniaLeave me to be young, / to shrivel. / A white gardenia always must wither,

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Honesty is for the weak (Sarcasm is a virtue):It is not so difficult (sadly I've come to discover), / to embrace darkness -- / it has been prescribed to those individuals who dare to harm me.

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The personification of erotic awakeningWhat a beautiful girl to marry so young, / to waste so young. / She resorts to pencil thin features,

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PurityI woke up this morning, / and looked out of my window; / A sky filled with crystallized oceanic hues created a heavenly glow upon all that I have ever learned.

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Pressure by means of damned insecuritiesA child with fine features, / blue eyes, / learns from teachers--

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non sum fortisI am this marble statue / wait / take me to the Pantheon

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Vital reassuranceMild blisters, / create their own balm. / Everything heals.

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Post-antebellum:Sweet laughter / still sickens / me.

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ClosureGlances speak louder, / than any word you've said to me, / meaningful farewells.

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