19 June 2008

Infatuation

Faded declarations of love
On mangled paper;
Dead roses,
Still mustily fragrant;
A dirty pink bear,
Torn button-eyes reproachful;
A broken trinket,
Its glossiness gone;
Old Archie’s cards,
Vapidly full of false cheer-
All that remains of an eternal love
That lasted three months.

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