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virginia

 

I am being eaten alive

By the earth

The fire

And you

With terrifying speed

And abject reason

You have grown through me

Choked

Chided

Creeping

Creaking

My noble intentions

Throttled

Left to burn

As I breathe my last

I can do no more

Virginia

I never loved you

 

 

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Stu Buck

Thu 9th Jul 2015 23:35

yes! i have a willow tree in my front garden and was just thinking how sad it would be if it got throttled. then i saw it as an allusion for suffocation love. it grew from there. if you pardon the pun.

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Thu 9th Jul 2015 21:25

Is this a play on Virginia Creeper? In whatever language?

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Stu Buck

Thu 9th Jul 2015 14:27

gratias ago!

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Stu Buck

Thu 9th Jul 2015 13:18

ita vero!

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