we shouldn't have met

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maybe the vase
wasn't meant
to shatter,
to scatter the soil
and the flower
in it.
maybe it wasn't
supposed
to fall at all.
maybe the flower
shouldn't be
watered
or see sunlight,
to grow
and bloom.
maybe its seed
shouldn't be
in that vase
in the first place.

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