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Epitaph for You

by Nell Duesler '24

Your chivalry was a melodic

misconception

so, I’m writing this epitaph for you

at your earliest convenience, read it

over

maybe now you will realize how much
I truly adored you

It is lucid to me now

your melancholy stares manipulated
all my thoughts

our love is rotting like a body

the putrefaction seemed to happen oh
so quickly

All your prestigious wisdom, I couldn’t

keep up

you’re my false god; I believed you

until I made my mind up

I’m turning my back to you like an

apostasy

'cause your clueless when it comes to
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