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Transit

Unsure, Unopposed

lying in my arms

fleeting captivity

of bittersweet blossom

transient beauty as it falls

melting into the ground

and you’re gone

 

© Katypoetess 2013

 

 

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<Deleted User> (11485)

Sat 28th Sep 2013 16:02

I like the idea of conquest in the first three lines and the gender reversal that's implied; I'd like, personally, to see it carried through to the end.

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