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“Write me a poem?” he asked me. “Of course, my love.” And I do. My love is written onto a page The words spilling onto the floor Trickling through the cracks in the wood Dripping onto the dry earth below Watering long forgotten seeds Sprouting tendrils of flowering vines Giving pollen to the smallest of bees. From their hives of great abundance, Honey leaking, sticky and golden, I collect in a jar made of crystals And present to him, my poem. “I give you my very being.” I say. With a laugh, he takes it. - “Write me a poem?” I ask him. “That’s not really my thing, sorry.”
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Jan 22, 2024
Jan 22, 2024 at 9:48 PM UTC
(Not Quite) Unrequited Love
“Write me a poem?” he asked me. “Of course, my love.” And I do. My love is written onto a page The words spilling onto the floor Trickling through the cracks in the wood Dripping onto the dry earth below Watering long forgotten seeds Sprouting tendrils of flowering vines Giving pollen to the smallest of bees. From their hives of great abundance, Honey leaking, sticky and golden, I collect in a jar made of crystals And present to him, my poem. “I give you my very being.” I say. With a laugh, he takes it. - “Write me a poem?” I ask him. “That’s not really my thing, sorry.”
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Jan 22, 2024
Jan 22, 2024 at 9:48 PM UTC
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