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I saw many men come into my house every day, leaving only after they were pleased. My job was the poison I carried within me for years. Yet I always waited for you. Your presence drew me. You always flew away like a bird after the food was served. I questioned myself -- what made you remain at your place after visiting me. So I watched from afar and discovered that you had someone else. It broke me and cracked the love I carried for you. I never wanted to risk your life by giving you my love, which was far more poisonous. I accepted my fate and, life laughed at me as I danced at your wedding. The same poison killed me the following night, along with my love for you. And they say, "Unrequited love always remains untold".
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May 27
May 27, 2026 at 2:41 AM UTC
Unrequited Venom
I saw many men come into my house every day, leaving only after they were pleased. My job was the poison I carried within me for years. Yet I always waited for you. Your presence drew me. You always flew away like a bird after the food was served. I questioned myself -- what made you remain at your place after visiting me. So I watched from afar and discovered that you had someone else. It broke me and cracked the love I carried for you. I never wanted to risk your life by giving you my love, which was far more poisonous. I accepted my fate and, life laughed at me as I danced at your wedding. The same poison killed me the following night, along with my love for you. And they say, "Unrequited love always remains untold".
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21/F/India
May 27
May 27, 2026 at 2:41 AM UTC
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