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				the first night we visited/ i stepped on a splinter/ while walking to the car/ and half-limped back,/ hiding a wince. 
					
				 
				
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				the cheek of you! to dream/ upon my sheets in schoolboy peace/ when here i lie,/ each second spent/ a tranquilized tiger cursed with awareness/ for all the flesh so near its maw. 
					
				 
				
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				my maddening pyromaniac,/ you're burning up my heart/ so open up your broad-toothed mouth/ and let me pour the ashes in. 
					
				 
				
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				if i could i would leave/ my beating heart like flowers/ pumping blood upon your doorstep/ in gory testament/ to the way you make me feel. 
					
				 
				
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				the strength in you i envy/ leaves me naked, sweating in the dust/ while you possess what ethic i pretend to have/ in the face of those who expect from me/ so much more. 
					
				 
				
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				Orchids, and irises.
Tulips, and a sunflower too. 
					
				 
				
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