I was lost261Please respect copyright.PENANAbOvIXriSN5
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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.261Please respect copyright.PENANABxmcPTWAeb
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And then, in the abyss, I saw her.261Please respect copyright.PENANA7Kdh3PmiZU
Another Rose261Please respect copyright.PENANAmZ0JzCxWrr
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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.261Please respect copyright.PENANAl3css4yP9F
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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.261Please respect copyright.PENANA3ynL0I80PZ
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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. 261Please respect copyright.PENANACo85mPekRa
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It was as if You were by my side again.261Please respect copyright.PENANAFLjku6oqsf
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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.261Please respect copyright.PENANARwo06MI7Vq
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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...261Please respect copyright.PENANAAsiMJCW7Cp
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Not You.261Please respect copyright.PENANAamyw8iHpVB
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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...261Please respect copyright.PENANAJ5Y6P2brak
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I bought peach-colored paint.261Please respect copyright.PENANAVttSiinSAz
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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.261Please respect copyright.PENANAuR9D1BiolC
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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.261Please respect copyright.PENANAoxBv8NuzJv
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In my misguided attempt to bring You back, I had condemned her to the same fate.261Please respect copyright.PENANAP9uqc03md5
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I had killed another Rose261Please respect copyright.PENANAB6XsNt6Yse
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Not with malice, but with love. A love she accepted and cherished, unaware it had never truly been hers.261Please respect copyright.PENANAzwMkMxeg4G
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I suffocated her with Your memory.261Please respect copyright.PENANAldV87bj3Hr
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I loved her... to death.
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🥀Picasso🥀261Please respect copyright.PENANAHcJwNyhkV4