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Of Men and Oranges

March 14, 2011
By jschara94 SILVER, North Freedom, Wisconsin
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"We still live! We still love! We shall die dancing in each other's arms!" -Dr. Faustus

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somehow you have left me
yet not left at all.
the taste of you lingers
achingly
on my lips
there are angry bits of you,
torn away in childish haste,
left buried under my fingernails.
you have left me hungry
stained.

© Heather H., Phoenix, AZ

The author's comments:
I was eating an orange one day and realized how strikingly similar it was to my past relationships....
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Annabelle294 SILVER said...
on Jul. 4 2011 at 8:58 pm
Annabelle294 SILVER, Branford, Connecticut
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I really like this, and the comparison you made!