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m.r. wallis (Remove filter)

For My Unloved

 

For My Unloved

 

I will not write you a poem, for it is likely that you do not read.

 

I will not perform a song for you, for I cannot sing

or bring myself to learn these things.

my voice is that of a washing machine gurgling.

 

Let it be known!

 

I will not crush the stars into lanterns to light your darkness

don’t be stupid.

Nor will I mak...

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