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Among Sacrilige
November 29, 2013
I pray with a kiss
And I like to imagine
That I was not just
An atheist
Swallowing rosary beads
Until you loved me
That these paper cuts
Are not from turning pages
Of blood red scripture
In order to find
What I might be missing here
Among sacrilege.
© Kelsey R., Houston, TX
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Great job. You made each verse a haiku! But technically, they are not haikus since a haiku is a complete thought in 13 syllables. You did not do that... Its a poem really. So make sure that people know this is a poem, not a bunch of haikus, which it isnt...
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