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with their desire

Linda M. Crate

i am afraid
they’ll all be like the
ones who wounded me

like the friends,
the lovers,
family,
and everyone between
that abandoned me;

it is easier to keep out
than let someone put one foot in—

my garden is full of thorns
so no one can steal
the roses,
and they are black so no one
can paint them red

with their desire.

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