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Lipstick

Wearing red never felt like a sin

until my cheeks couldn't stop blushing

after my lipstick left a stain on his neck.

he told me afterwards,

you mean nothing to me

I wonder if those words

were supposed to hurt me;

he didn't mean much to me either.

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Published: Nov 4, 2016
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