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The poem reads: "You keep yourself hydrated by sipping on all my desperation. I wanted to be your salvation. But the mutated way you dictate the words 'I love you.' Leaves me a little sedated." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/643d74fac40ea87c431d8536/aa7c69ed-a453-4f3a-aeaa-7f64a054b565/IMG_3307.PNG Poetry A collage with a torn paper poem, a black-and-white photo of a woman with tear-streaked face, and artistic sketches and illustrations. The poem reads: "Your motives are transparent, All the lies you spill are driving me manic, Unbeknownst to me I think you simply wanted to wreck havoc, Your actions are like acid, Melting my eyelashes causing a panic, You promised me you'd only take one more Xanax, Our love seems to be spelt h-a-t-e in italics." There is also a note that says "grief is a constant presence." The collage includes abstract lines, floral patterns, and a fingerprint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/643d74fac40ea87c431d8536/5c45c51d-6b12-4658-815e-1511cea0fd30/IMG_3308+%282%29.PNG Poetry A hand holding a dark red rose over a background of floating red rose petals and skin, with a poem on a black paper taped to the image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/643d74fac40ea87c431d8536/93fe6e19-f60c-4c7a-986a-633922a74430/IMG_3309.PNG Poetry Collage of various images including eyes, a skeleton, a butterfly, a key, and handwritten notes. Overlaid is a torn piece of paper with a typed poem about narcissism and self-importance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/643d74fac40ea87c431d8536/2eb26339-0858-413f-b721-3c9ab0b7828d/IMG_3318.PNG Poetry Collage of various dark, surreal images including skulls, a person with wings, a cherub statue, a young man with curly hair, and torn handwritten notes, overlaid with a torn, vintage-style note with a poem about guilt, cruelty, and self-awareness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/643d74fac40ea87c431d8536/374c9959-8884-457d-9a36-8d3591bbd60f/IMG_3320.PNG Poetry Collage art of a person's face composed of torn paper and magazine clippings, with a note that reads 'How cruel your veins are filled with ice while mine are boiling'. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/643d74fac40ea87c431d8536/8fc821af-3bd5-418b-b724-95d916a00e32/IMG_3331.PNG Poetry A collage with a poem about love, featuring a vintage photograph of a woman, a drawing of a human heart with an eye inside, a red rose, and roses around the edges, with handwritten and typed text overlay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/643d74fac40ea87c431d8536/a656cf6a-2624-4546-b5b4-a465a6a22f5d/IMG_3337.PNG Poetry A collage of dark, surreal images including a vintage ticket with the quote 'She is not fragile like a flower. 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