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Can You Smell the Roses?

A poem

By E.K. DanielsPublished about a year ago 1 min read
Can You Smell the Roses?
Photo by Reanimated Man X on Unsplash

I heard what you said… “He’s Dead!”

No shit! Can you smell the roses?

Did you touch his paper thin skin?

Did you see the light dim in his eyes?

Can you taste the salt on my tongue?

sad poetry

About the Creator

E.K. Daniels

Writer, watercolorist, and regular at the restaurant at the end of the universe. Twitter @inkladen

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