The Leftovers

They took the last paintbrush with nothing in mind. 
Just the canvas and who else stomps in. 
I have a lot of leftover blooms. 
Just trampled on like they do. 

The forest is when. 
I have another paintbrush in mind. 
And evaporate. 
The last thing they would trample on. 

Deflated for the last time. 
I have a band aid. 
Just the canvas and. 
Got mangled. 

I like it when. 
The forest is a bank account. 
Just leaves pressed against the graves. 
They took it. 

Trampled on. 
Like leftovers. 
For no reason. 
Has a lot of holes. 

The last paintbrush they took. 
Got trampled on, mangled, evaporated. 
Just like when. 
The leftovers.
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