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peat bogs

December 16, 2015
By Anonymous

deprived of oxygen
floating in a world thick with moisture
remnants of the past are preserved

but when removed
exposed to the elements
like a baby from the womb
it is imperative that change will occur

flesh peels away
hair cracks off
a foul scent assaults nostrils
that were never there to smell it before

                                                                deprived of competition
                                              floating in a world of love so blissful
                                                     our relationship was preserved

                                                                 but when transplanted
                                                                         to a new location
                                                                   like a tree to new soil
                                                    things just don’t grow the same

                                                                            distance recoils
                                                                the once clasped hands
                                             and unveils the underlying problems
                                                                            once preserved


The author's comments:

once you take something out of the place where it was comfortable, changes are bound to occur for better or for worse


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