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'Oh Juliet'


Loving you 

with all my heart

the distance creeping in

 

With each tryst

creating space

your vision growing thin

 

The more I try

to hold you close

the more you slip away

 

Until I’m left

alone again 

— in passion’s yesterday 

 

(Dreamsleep: January, 2025)  

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