Lovely paths
aren't meant
to last.
The splendor
of a lily
will always
wilt away,
but...
perhaps
you'd prefer
a plastic one?
A forgery
of sincerity?
Meant to last
forever
on a shelf
collecting dust.
Tell me,
do you want to feel,
or lapse
into illusion,
imitating something
real?
Dec 3, 2018
Dec 3, 2018 at 10:51 PM UTC
Lovely paths
aren't meant
to last.
The splendor
of a lily
will always
wilt away,
but...
perhaps
you'd prefer
a plastic one?
A forgery
of sincerity?
Meant to last
forever
on a shelf
collecting dust.
Tell me,
do you want to feel,
or lapse
into illusion,
imitating something
real?
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