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March 26, 2013
By Theholethatiswhole BRONZE, Auburn, Maine
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Favorite Quote:
"Trees are poems that the Earth writes upon the sky. We fell them down and turn them into paper, that we may record our emptiness"--Khalil Gibran

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You could have asked.
You could have asked,
and I would have
given my rib, my rib for you
Adam.

You could have asked.
You did not need
to take,
Adam—-
you could have asked
you could have asked,
Adam.
You could have asked.

For my rib, my ribs, my rib
my heart, my heart
you could have asked for
my heart,
Adam.
You could have asked
and I would have
given my rib, my rib for you,
my heart

© Courtney K., Bethel Park, PA

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