Oriental Bittersweet,
her arms full of swans
never meant, no really never
meant you any harm.
Oriental Bittersweet
cuts her body with a blade
and never sees, no never really
sees the mess she's made.
Oriental Bittersweet
has horse blanket hair--
blacktop eyes and blackstrap tongue
and promises she cares.
Oriental Bittersweet
knows EMT's by name--
she'll take you with her, with her taken
here she comes again.
Aug 5, 2025
Aug 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM UTC
Oriental Bittersweet,
her arms full of swans
never meant, no really never
meant you any harm.
Oriental Bittersweet
cuts her body with a blade
and never sees, no never really
sees the mess she's made.
Oriental Bittersweet
has horse blanket hair--
blacktop eyes and blackstrap tongue
and promises she cares.
Oriental Bittersweet
knows EMT's by name--
she'll take you with her, with her taken
here she comes again.
Oriental Bittersweet is a woody invasive vine that, given a chance, will take over, crowd out and **** anything else nearby.
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