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And now I’m not so sure. The field I plowed Seems to be dying with the coming freeze. I can’t tell if those sprouts are still growing And my inexperienced eyes can’t tell if there’s frost on their leaves, Or new buds I would ask you, Seeing as you planted the seeds. I only tilled the soil, But your steely gaze is off-putting And I can’t even see you through all this fog. I maimed the ground beneath me, And you showered me with praise. Now it looks to be bouncing back and I don’t know if I want it to. All that hard work for nothing, Or at least it seems that way. I shouldn’t have helped you rake the earth. I shouldn’t have cared for it so much in the first place, But I sold my land to you On good faith that I would be compensated And now I’m not so sure that I will be. I can’t tell if I should’ve watered that land Or if I should keep killing it with my ***
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Apr 28, 2016
Apr 28, 2016 at 7:22 PM UTC
A Farmer's Lament
And now I’m not so sure. The field I plowed Seems to be dying with the coming freeze. I can’t tell if those sprouts are still growing And my inexperienced eyes can’t tell if there’s frost on their leaves, Or new buds I would ask you, Seeing as you planted the seeds. I only tilled the soil, But your steely gaze is off-putting And I can’t even see you through all this fog. I maimed the ground beneath me, And you showered me with praise. Now it looks to be bouncing back and I don’t know if I want it to. All that hard work for nothing, Or at least it seems that way. I shouldn’t have helped you rake the earth. I shouldn’t have cared for it so much in the first place, But I sold my land to you On good faith that I would be compensated And now I’m not so sure that I will be. I can’t tell if I should’ve watered that land Or if I should keep killing it with my ***
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Apr 28, 2016
Apr 28, 2016 at 7:22 PM UTC
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