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A Tear Rose in Squalor

June 6, 2013
By Blaker GOLD, Portland, Maine
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Soft gardens proffered bloom
Cracked twigs lay in squalor

As the tea roses sway,
[hither to my ego.]

Soft stems bending with
Southern winds and wild
Colors yelling at hopeful
Visitors.

Small fingers wielding heavy power
A death rattle with a lust
For beauty

Profaned as unspoken
Prisoners death awaits
At a rising toll in
Soft summer breezes.

© Liza C., Seattle, WA

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