thistle hurt
spied
a thistle in
my pasture
she cuts,
i’ve bled some
same as
before, you’re
just as lovely and
unwelcome
grayscale
how they find me
she says, like a habit
i can’t break
so she chameleons
softens, smiling
her colors bleed
perennial
but if by
relapse or
relenting
should they run dry
she’ll
be reminded
to go and
find some
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