I’m allergic to lilies 

but I’ll love them just the same, smell them 

just the same. Despite the red rash raising 

my skin, despite the feeling of my throat 

closing in, despite the burning from my lips 

to my chin. Despite all this, I’ll keep them 

until after they should go in the bin. 

 

I’m allergic to lilies 

but I’ll love them just the same.

 

 

 

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