Broken

broken

crushed

you grind

the cigarette butt

into the ground

with a smile

until no trace

of your lipstick

remains

I'll wash it

away later

when I can

muster the

strength

with my

tears
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Pasky Avatar
March 20, 2017 at 9:34 AM
They you the read Probir. And the understanding.
Gupta Avatar
March 20, 2017 at 9:03 AM
Through a little window, a vastly broken sky ... Words understandably cry ...
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