I
Was trying
To remember my
Home and my country
But I vanished for a reason
I must have wanted to forget~
Now is my reincarnation~ How
Many, you ask? I have not been
Clever with numbers in any
Of my lives, apparently.
Everything in nature paints~ Why do we try to
Imitate it? Be an anomaly~ Forget the
Known~ Expectancy disappoints
Come to art with your
Desperation
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