My raspy breath thunders past airwaves
- tapping the ticklish treasure chest...

I let liquid sorrow drown my heartbeat
as my knees drop on the numb rooftop...

I am an ignorant baby dove
catching myself in lying traps...

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Your marble lips...

So tell me, do I wallow?
Do I indulge the darkness...

You’re full of
emptiness; how someone...

I glance back at the stoic siding and windy shafts
with reminiscence of healthier schedules...

The things they swept beneath their beds
were not dust, no, they weren't some kind...

I.
You are an escaped soul...

You may be calm White Lily
Do not fret...

Love will protect its own, but maybe
I am not yet its daughter. For I dedicate...

Cherry blossoms
engrave their fragrance...