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Thirty-nine Years

no ordinary love

By Harper Lewis Published 6 months ago 1 min read
Thirty-nine Years
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Sam and Lila

fireworks

loss

grief

pain

reunion

fireworks

loss

grief

reunion

fireworks

grief

loss

reunion

rescue

fireworks

parting

reunion

betrayal

abandonment

reunion

fireworks

conception

birth

reunion

fireworks

hearth

the greatest loss

rejection

the greatest abandonment

reunion

reconciliation

smoldering

rescue

ignition

explosion

release

forgiveness

reconciliation

taboo removal

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About the Creator

Harper Lewis

Intrusive rhyme bothers me, except as a weapon.

Intertextuality is my passion.

Formalist/ New Critical are my guiding theories.

My words are mine, not a robot’s.

MA English literature, CofC

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    Written by Harper Lewis