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He hands her bouquets She swats each away to see Guns firing petals She cannot recant The burn of spells cast daily Ring ‘round the roses And we all fall down Iron-hued blood that stained Empty bellies rouge It bled everywhere Darkened slick of sick roses She won’t let him cry Flowers from his eyes Or hanging paper dollies Says that it’s okay Says that it’s okay She can’t spill bone-dry flowers To drown in the Nile She swats each bouquet Why won’t she just let him care? He’s swatted away
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Feb 26, 2015
Feb 26, 2015 at 2:31 PM UTC
Bouquet of Haiku
He hands her bouquets She swats each away to see Guns firing petals She cannot recant The burn of spells cast daily Ring ‘round the roses And we all fall down Iron-hued blood that stained Empty bellies rouge It bled everywhere Darkened slick of sick roses She won’t let him cry Flowers from his eyes Or hanging paper dollies Says that it’s okay Says that it’s okay She can’t spill bone-dry flowers To drown in the Nile She swats each bouquet Why won’t she just let him care? He’s swatted away
mike-jewett
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Feb 26, 2015
Feb 26, 2015 at 2:31 PM UTC
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