By agora
Candlemas to her snuffing out the candle would be like choking her cat choking her lover the wax is almost gone some of it spread messy across the table top some of it shapeless most of it just consumed she thought of her lover she snuffed the candle out . Written November 17th, 2001 © on Nov 16 2001 11:26 PM PST 0 • 8
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"Candlemas..."
Author:agora
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"Candlemas..." by agora
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