My veins
Are contentious
Intrusive,
They dissect
Me into
Indefensible palates
My essence is pink
Like humiliation
The elements
Uncloak me
The saturated kiss
Of Autumn
Tangled with
Wintry intimations
I bury myself
In a wool coat
Eyes slick
As the sidewalk
On which
They
Settle
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