The world is emptied of two
Neglect chose their early leave
One in search of ease,
cooked a black tar for her veins
Poisonous soup
Did she know she would drown?
More poison than blood lured her from here
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One in search of virgin strength,
left the early cure alone
Her lungs grew tight with pneumatic promise
The closing had begun
no recourse
no remedy
Did she know she would drown?
The breath that had carried her, swiftly took her
It was not the same porous air consistent to life
Now we remain, minus two
Those are powerful and beautiful words you write.
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