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Oct 2016
Weather your gold crown
Rotten down to copper, your
Hail of sustenance.

Despite your new crown
You’re light as a feather, you
Try to get better.

Halo represents
A mirage of purity,
Hemorrhage of love.

Bitter and toxic,
Alchemy of illusions.
You don’t try so hard.
Austin Heath
Written by
Austin Heath  Cleveland, OH
(Cleveland, OH)   
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