I was lost244Please respect copyright.PENANAsnwV5Y6z2r
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Nowhere, and yet there was no where to be lost in. A shadow of my former self, no longer a king, no longer a man. An empty shell, stumbling through a colorless world.244Please respect copyright.PENANARKebmCUuIv
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And then, in the abyss, I saw her.244Please respect copyright.PENANAAovdvPO0da
Another Rose244Please respect copyright.PENANAdiur27lsgR
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A Rose reminiscent of You in every way. Her stem, her thorns, her scent, her petals... it was as if You had returned, reborn in a new form.244Please respect copyright.PENANAGRTgFlH65v
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She wasn’t a peach-colored Juliet like You, but an Alabaster with pure white petals, like freshly fallen snow. Her color stood in stark contrast to my deep darkness and despair. I knew she would bring color to my life once more.244Please respect copyright.PENANAcNQLx4PZVP
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This time, I didn’t act recklessly. I didn’t grab her without thought as I had with You. She didn’t prick me, didn’t draw my blood. And when I held her close, I felt something I thought I had lost forever... happiness. 244Please respect copyright.PENANAmI90VcxhPk
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It was as if You were by my side again.244Please respect copyright.PENANAa6rixkid8G
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I took her home with me and tended to her with love and care. Every morning, I would wake to her delicate beauty, her presence filling the empty spaces in my heart with warmth and light.244Please respect copyright.PENANAvmlo0YSZnh
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But as the days turned into weeks, I began to despise her white petals. Their purity, once so beautiful, became a flaw. They lacked the peach hue that had once captivated my soul. It was the only thing that made her different from You, the only thing that made her...244Please respect copyright.PENANAMzrTWlrlI6
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Not You.244Please respect copyright.PENANAVy8Kkl0rj5
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I tried to love her as she was. I truly did. But the whiteness became a constant reminder that she wasn’t You. And so, in my desperation, I stole a trick from Your book, my dearest...244Please respect copyright.PENANA8gmhYcFOpD
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I bought peach-colored paint.244Please respect copyright.PENANAzzA04hWEAQ
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I knew ordinary paint would dry and wilt her, just as You had withered from my blood. So I chose a non-drying paint, and it worked. Her pristine white petals absorbed the delicate shade of peach, and she was finally, truly You.244Please respect copyright.PENANAa8qyzI5NSe
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But as the days passed, I realized my grave mistake. The paint that gave her Your color also suffocated her. It coated every petal, blocking her pores and smothering her life.244Please respect copyright.PENANAcQRAChxxMG
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In my misguided attempt to bring You back, I had condemned her to the same fate.244Please respect copyright.PENANAcgaZlv0Az9
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I had killed another Rose244Please respect copyright.PENANAaL5S6cSzP0
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Not with malice, but with love. A love she accepted and cherished, unaware it had never truly been hers.244Please respect copyright.PENANAPoEUidIHyb
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I suffocated her with Your memory.244Please respect copyright.PENANAbUd2OODLre
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I loved her... to death.
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🥀Picasso🥀244Please respect copyright.PENANADjdbi7X50h