if you drop this poem it won’t forgive you won’t return even one of your calls it will pass you by on the street looking the other way with shades on and heeled shoes and never will it trust you again or lie in your arms or care if you cry or even stop to watch you fall it has no time for you if you can’t hold for just a second wait for it to adjust to the bumps in your hands remember if you drop this poem with certainty it will never admit it ever loved you, not to anyone
careful careful
by Priscila Uppal
Poetry
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