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Self-raising flower

By liplash

Sun, 13 May 2007
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Raise yourself
Like a question
Like an issue
Like a point
Out of turpitude
Out of bed
Like a bun
Like early sun
Like Christ
Or a Lazarus leper
Above the crowd
Like a flower
Or a glittering
glittering
glass

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