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butterflies on lillies

You were delivered in flowers,


bright bouquets of indifference,


and you floated like lillies,


through vines of resistance.

 

Your green stems left untrimmed,


and your heart in a bow,


you slowly unraveled,


with your petals on show.

 

But the daisies all wilted,


the ones I loved the best,


and I realized you’re empty,


dead butterflies in your chest.

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julia-low
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May 5, 2012
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