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favor and purpose
honey just cough
you smelled like ash and rain
cast out
under sun
the first snow
then returned
through a window
I let allowed
you found the golden E
continued on
down the hallway
branches above you

flat footed and abusive
a raised flag for destroyers
you found it
checked and curled
under the ivy window

and what was it I heard
when you reached the end
when you leaned into my ear
look at
you
aging sapling
cutting your limbs
depriving my feet
my children
of rest

cowardice
cowardice