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I'm not guttating, I'm just

I feel like a

toffee rose petal

with touches of the snapdragon blush

brushing into burnt umber

somehow and barely

holding the weight of water droplets

that have built up, piled on, drowned me

from years and years of thunderstorms

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Written by

SatansLittleStalker

21 / Non-binary / Between Earth and Hell

Published: Mar 24, 2021
LinesWords: 840

Notes: and yes, the title is like that for a good reason.
Tags: #flowers #storms #rain #thunder #thunderstorm #water #rose #petal #toffee #brown

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