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Month: February 2018

Where I Live.

February 1, 2018March 31, 2018 ~ Peyman A. ~ Leave a comment

You are beautiful again, time is just before the first fire, I am chopping wood, and we are talking about love. you tell me time is an unfaithful lover, and laugh at my struggle in splitting the wood. I live in a house made out of the redwoods and purple dreams, all my lonely days … Continue reading Where I Live.

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