Paulina LozadaCortez Poems

Prompt:
"The second Afghan war brought honours and premonition to many,
But, for me, it meant nothing but misfortune and disaster" - John Watson, The Abominable Bride (Sherlock Special, BBC)
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She pulled me towards her, embracing me
As if to strangle my inhibitions.
She did not speak.
And neither did I
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Such a thing as "forgetting" was impossible
For a Wretch such as I.
But she smiled at me anyway -
She always did.
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Pity the Descendants of both brilliance and wisdom,
For their hearts and minds are always at war
With one another.
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We're ever the bookworms,
You and I,
But I'm afraid we have different tastes.
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