Ornamental Onion (Atomic Tangerine)
colour me atomic tangerine
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i imagined myself & i was phlox saxifrage pompom ranunculus
poppy anemone ornamental onion rattlesnake red ribbon nerine
& i loved the painted tongue
& i wore the rattlesnake
at poppy anemone ceremonies & across myrtle mimosa until morning
i worshipped the ornamental onion
in calla lily seizures
& i bled achillea
& i wished phlox
& i kissed wysteria
my mouth a red wet saxifrage
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i want to stand where no shadows fall
