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The Apple of Your Eye

The apple of your eye Is acidic in nature Burning holes in defenseless victims Whole holes that hopefully hunt And the sweet sucking worm Trapped inside of your favorite fruit Eats away at their hearts And the flesh becomes brown For the lingering life has lingered too long And the ripeness has reversed into ruin

Copyright © | Year Posted 2005




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