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Tangled-Tales

Published: Aug 8, 2014

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I taste
the sweetness
in your words,
only to wonder
how many others
have tasted
them too.

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(But dear, I hope your words are true)
AND IS THE TITLE OKAY? I don't know, I feel melancholy just works for this.

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jemslie123

Oct 5, 2015

Ouch...

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