mimosas pt. iii

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i set the mimosa trees on fire today

but i had a moment's doubt

while i stood

flickering match in hand

i wondered

if they could be salvaged

if they could ever bloom again

but i remembered

that behind the beauty 

was a toxicity

so

i lit them all ablaze

and stood there despite my tears

until the embers 

became akin 

to the afterglow

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