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Tea Stains

Conjoined

Split in half separated by law

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Is that your arm

Take your rib back

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Tea rings on table cloth

Formal remnants of our Olympic flag

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Two struggling competitors

From the same team

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Bright colors sudden faded

Rings of sepia  

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While we waved

And looked away

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How to divide half the stain

Shows up even in patched cloth

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I love you still

With my half of the beaten heart

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My part of the stain

Will always match

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Yours completely

Even after new cloth

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New flavor

New aroma

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New afternoon guest

Same old stubborn annoying stain

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Stuck around

Like an overstayed friend

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