Captive relationship
gift given leash
all interests slowly erased
till just one source of nourishment is left
...
Punctures to the soul
Alter its destiny
Hope that once enveloped it
Dissolves into nothing
...
When he spoke
flowers emerged from his lips
Delicate, fragrant petals
...
Don't ask me to come or invite me to stay
I've dismissed society's standards on how to behave
I spent holidays bored and alone
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I dreamed of a wedding
Not of a real wedding
The feeling of something wonderful
Like a present on your birthday
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Born in last place
Late for the relay
Tripping over the umbilical cord
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Sacrificial lamb
splayed on the floor
violation no ones regret
melancholy fog
...
Auras abound
leaving translucent hues on the earth's crust
Optic feast
Wishes made on orange, green maybe red
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Allusive boat
gets pummeled
Never knowing which way is up
No one at the wheel
...
You
Blonde hair
Blue eyes
Captain Smiley
You were only half mine
But always there
In the shadows
Coming forth to pull me from the earth
And stand me upon the ground
I expected you would always be there
Always you
Always there
I lost one boy
But not you
Not you