#Villanelle
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They say you can’t miss what you never had. Who are they and how do they know my heart? I dare them to tell me why I’m not sad. My heart’s leaking tears; the break is that bad. “It’s all in your mind; just make a fresh start.” They say you can’t miss what you
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I wish I knew how to quit you* Although my heart breaks at the thought. But neither of us has a clue. I gazed into your eyes and knew This crazy love would come to naught. I wish I knew how to quit you. Sunshine, rain, and winter’s ice blue In a maze of feelings
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Because you said you loved me more, O, how could those big brown eyes lie? The pretty red flags I ignored. Our cottage perched along Maine’s shore— Some called it a pie in the sky, Because you said you loved me more. Then one day I found on the floor, A love note meant just
Ergo, the Ogre 