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The Death of Love
S. R. Mearns
T h o s e l o v e l y l i t t l e j o k e s , t h e c l i n k
O f w i n e , n o w g r a t i n g
L i k e f i n g e r n a i l s ,
T h o s e l o o k s
Y o u r s h i n y e y e d s m i l e s ,
N o w o n l y d u l l d u p l i c i t y .
B e h i n d y o u r m a s k , h a t e s l i t h e r s f r o m
y o u r s n a k e e y e d c h a r m ,
F i l l i n g m e w i t h
c o l d t e a b i t t e r n e s s .
A l l o u r p l a n s a n d c h a t t e r
F o l d e d a w a y w i t h t h e
W e d d i n g t h i n g s ,
W h i s p e r s o f l o v e b e c o m e
A c i d t o n g u e l a s h e s
B u r n i n g m y l i p s ,
Y o u r h e a r t s a b s e n c e
B r i n g s w i t h i t
t h e d e a t h o f l o v e
