oh, june

she crushes me

these roses warmed in her Sun

today, tomorrow, and yesterday, at least

it’s not enough

to see them, touch them,
smell them, now

i want to swallow them down warm
into my heart

and keep them forever

oh, june

he crushed me

this woman warmed in his Sun

feels like yesterday and never

it wasn’t enough

to be seen by him, to know him,
to love him for a while

i wanted to swallow him down warm
into my heart

and keep him,
keep him,
keep him forever.

// did he want to keep me too / i will never know for sure, the truth //

petals & people

both,

become brittle in my book

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