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Dressed to the Nines

By Stickleback

Thu, 19 Dec 2019
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Dressed to the nines
Your fashion designs
A face to the fact
That it's just an act
Under the veil
Red cheeks hide the sorrow of blue eyes
But tears aren't in Vogue
And so this isn't you

 

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