To be fair

If you did

I wouldn’t need

To confess

As it radiates

From me

Like stale beer

And cigarettes

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Emptiness

At one time
perhaps
I would have
said yes

But the
desire now
I no longer
possess

Should you
ever try
your love
to profess

To this
emptiness
inside I
would confess

(Originally Posted 01.10.2019)