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an awkward dance

Linda M. Crate

i think it’s time for tea
and pleasantries
we will see
if i can be peace and tranquility
in the eye of the storm i
would rather drown
you in,
but as we’re both going to be a part
of the same wedding party
and i don’t want to ruin her day
i will try to play nice;
but one misstep
and i might lose it
could send you flying into the fountain
with a backhand i should’ve given you four
years ago—
time prattles on that this was so long ago
that i should just forget,
but i wasn’t engineered that way;
i am the girl that remembers every scar
and they’re never something
you should give to someone you claim to love
as you claimed to love me—
i am a day dream or a nightmare
the choice is yours,
but if you choose to dance with my devils
they’ll drown you
use your own lust against you and chisel your heart
straight from your chest.

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