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Poetry: Not me

by S.C. Kleinhans

Whispered weakly.

"Not me..."

Her eyes seemed to say.

"I'm here to stay..."

She loved to taunt; she loved to play.

Delicately juggling

sweet deceptions nearly every day.

Whispered wantonly.

"Not me..."

He casually ignored

their never-ending cries.

His lips seemed to play

with legions of lovely lies.

Tainted bits of truth

hid behind his teal-grey eyes.

Staring at a stunning sea of sirens.

Listening to their seductive sighs.

Whispered weakly.

"Not me..."

Suddenly, they were forced to flee...


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