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Soliloquy of a White Jade Brooch
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61 Soliloquy of a White Jade Brooch I was pretty She loved my prettiness Discarded me I was discarded By a child of seven Because she loved me She discarded me For the other Complex design Intricate carvings Cold geometry A shrine and a monk within My large round butterfly wings She loved. She loved My white viscosities What voice in her Made her choose Only the unpleasurable Hemmed in by Strictures She’ll probably Have to learn How to live For the rest Of her pretty little life ...