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Cirque de marriage counselling

By Abi M on Thu, 08 Jun 2006

Caged sentences strain against bars that squeal and bend rattling wedlock rusted with words walking high rope in balanced, measured steps, over sawdust stained in naive utterances, spilt reminders to careless clowns, painting
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