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Created on: August 15, 2009
Sweet nectar bursts and bubbles
Down my face.
Tasty flesh dances on my taste buds,
excusing the bitterness of the seed.
Now it is running down my arms,
Settling into sticky wet patches.
Bzzzz....ouch!
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a
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See my thick green skin that covers my pink flesh, don't
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What I mean by
by Ilana Botha
Sweet nectar bursts and bubbles
Down my face.
Tasty flesh dances on my taste buds,
excusing the bitterness of the seed.
Now
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