Poisonous Weeds
My memories resentful of love
Are as dear to me
As my caressing touch
Of an ebony chest.
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From day to day I live along
Punctuating my spotlessly white soul
With dots of crimson and of gold.
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Like my heart, awaiting you,
The flowers in my bouquet will wither
Before the night has passed.
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I find myself becoming
A miserable coward.
Might I not as well
Be your wife?