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3rd in Oxymoron Contest (Sponsor: Nette Onclaud)

Judged: September 16th, 2025

Alone in a Crowd

for braver hearts that dreamt of me
accept my dearest sympathy
taken in a silent rapture
and not wont to admit capture
by my mouth would raise a scandal
but flamed jowls betray my candle
each face, yours alone in a crowd,
and yet your kiss shall make me proud
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Rodrigues Avatar
September 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
but flamed jowls betray my candle… interesting!
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