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words have been used up
chewed up like gum
by lovely young mouths
have been turned into white
balloons bubbles
diminished by politicians
they're used for whitening
teeth
and for the rinsing out
of mouths
in my childhood
words could be
applied to a wound
could be given
to the one you loved
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