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Silverfish

Silverfish

No Price

The sanctity of one’s love for another
Holds only the price of worth
To call it true; no credit in the world
Would be enough to pry your arms apart
One’s eyes shade pink; forgotten green
Life is rich enough without

(2013)

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La Respiración

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The Geographer, by Johannes Vermeer
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A single spark is all it takes to… To ignite the flames of industry, To cause quite a commotion. It’s not always what’s to be seen; Some whispers can’t be heard.
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On the Last Days of Summer

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I’d like to return to the place, a… when the spark took leave of your… won’t you put down your handmirror… look at me like you did that day? Before our spirit turned to game,



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