honeymoon
periods can only
last for so long
with regards
to anything
in life
ruth had made
promises — beyond
compare
anyone
of those
who listened
had capital r\’s stamped
on their tortured
tortoise like
backs
how does one
move on from such
soulless atrocities
a mental ache
distilled
with a handful
of peaches
into the nothingness
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