5 Matching Contest - Kuro versus Mido - June 2018 • Millikin University

love is too expensive
he settles for
new pair of shoes

never believe
what they say about love
isn’t real

sitting beside her
an endless silence
never again

where are you?
is that you?
dark clouds moving

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slowly dying
I think to myself about
the plants in the garden

soaking in
my grief
watering a plant

tightly clenched hands
late to work
funeral procession

gold fish
swim freely
down the toilet bowl

 

TOP half champion

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clear the floor
dance
until the sun comes up

prom night
full of lace and glitter
my house shoes

city lights
loud music
YOLO

glasses full 
pinky in air 
drink up

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her laugh
I wish I could tell her it’s
my favorite sound

sunrise
sleep deprived
best night

red hair
southern woman
can’t close her mouth

white tail deer
looks both ways
leap of faith

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