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cerulean

January 23, 2016 4 Comments

I’ve learned
when I use words
like ‘cerulean’
in a poem
tho I’ve long known its meaning
and the nuance, intended
that whomever the poem honored
was not
honored
as they should have been
but instead, displaced
by ego’s tallest dread

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  1. thoughtsgather says

    January 23, 2016 at 4:20 am

    Made me look up a word!

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    • Eric says

      January 23, 2016 at 4:22 am

      A thousand apologies.. Two thousand, in fact 😉

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      • thoughtsgather says

        January 23, 2016 at 4:23 am

        Accepted

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        • Eric says

          January 23, 2016 at 4:24 am

          lol

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