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<p>Photo Courtesy / Favim</p>
<p>Dee<br />
<em>Guest Poet</em></p>
<p>It’s your imprint I crave,<br />
the void of familiarity.<br />
I braced myself despite the inevitable,<br />
yet I was never ready.</p>
<p>I’ve accepted and moved on long before<br />
for your sake, I’d give up closure.<br />
This was before the facet,<br />
this was before he arrived.</p>
<p>What’s his name?<br />
How long did he have to wait?<br />
I’ve only one question before I go:<br />
Which one of you wanted it more?</p>
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