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"Genus" 

taxonomic 
classifying worth
separating the yolk 
from the white
like poets pegged
on a line to dry
still and wet 
behind the ears
years slapped
heartily away
and back into 
the shore 
like tides
to bare feet

hear them cry

(LadyLabyrinth / 2023) 

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Date: 4/27/2023 5:28:00 AM
"Camelot"/Leon Faun
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 4/27/2023 5:28:00 AM
https://youtu.be/Xsqc8w3WfHk
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 4/27/2023 5:28:00 AM
lyrics/english translation https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Leon-Faun-Duffy-5/Camelot/translation/english

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