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Frances Raeburn Nov 2023
When you reigned
you rained tears upon my cheek
fears I could not speak
my mascara
always streaked
Frances Raeburn Nov 2023
I love you
my love is a little bit off centre
that much I know is true
but still
I love you
a little bit off centre
It’s the best I can do.
Frances Raeburn Nov 2023
Happy ending presented itself
at my door last night
I recoiled at the sight
I would much prefer
to howl into the night
Isn’t that right?
Frances Raeburn Nov 2023
My being is slipping
through your fingers now
like sand
the me I used to be
falling at your feet
tiny graduals of me
irritatingly present
transparent
incomplete
Frances Raeburn Nov 2023
If you love  me
even once in a while
talk me out of this
I am deep into another
mistake
Frances Raeburn Nov 2023
when there was nothing but money
to make
we made it
when there was no love to lose
we lost it
when there was no game to play
we played it
when there was nothing to say
we talked anyway
Frances Raeburn Nov 2023
When did those little boy arms
who depended so much on me
when did those little boy arms
become strong enough
to hold me
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