The Peculiar Name

A peculiar name 
Is not the same
As any other name

You may say
Any other rose
By a different name
Smells the same
But not necessarily 
Nay, nay

A peculiar name
Such as mine
Encases the embodiment
Of joy and refine
Not to mention
The lovely scent of pine

A name can define
A life or a line
But not every time
Especially in the case of Leera Slime

That poor dear soul
Leera Slime
The name brought sorrow
And one friend, sole
But Leera Slime 
Was very kind
And sweet and also gentle
And all of them combined

In many cases
The name places
The dear soul in tight little spaces
In attempt to win all the name races

But a name defines
Whether you're Criminal Crime
Or Lillian Prime
But not necessarily
Not all the time
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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January 28, 2017 at 4:47 AM
Congrats Grace, for your WIN with this great piece!!! ;-)
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