Shes not the special one you thought
would need protection till the end.
She feeds on quarrel when its fraught
with rude clichés meant to offend.
You have conceived and borne a whore
who wont defend you, on her bed.
Eves fruit”sweet juice and rancid core”
she leaves you, with a bobbing head,
to rot in barrelfuls of water
youll dump, as she sneaks off to play.
She is your one and only daughter,
who used to spread in every way
on nursery walls her tots manure.
And you will die, once shes mature.
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Despair
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