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Finishing by Shawn Nacona Stroud

​You are a bruising apple
that dangles near
the end of my limb.
My hold on you weakens
with the whistled pushes of wind.
Soon I'll lose my grip:
a thunk on the ground
at my feet. Love finishes
like a season
that freezes once it's complete.
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