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Sour Grapes


I picked them too soon.

I try to smile, biting down and releasing their bitter acid.

I thought my resentment faded, but so 

it has stayed,

burning holes in my teeth,

a grin becoming a grimace. 

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My two true loves: cats and Italian food.

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