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The Foolish Flower

A static place; her crimson face She would turn to ash If he was a ball of flames She has fallen, signed and sealed Eyes devoted enough to one Like humans learned of no other Sun The mad part of desiring Is when there’s a risk of dying She’d be Clytie and he’d be Her dearest Apollo And she’d have her feet Eaten by the ground Her demise will always be The color of the light Even if the cause was Her love never known

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016




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