Love Poem: Chlorinated
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Written by: Brandon Mulkey

Chlorinated

stripped bare
i stood quivering
breathing the air
sweaty and staggering

rectangular sanctum
in front of me
offer the purity that autumn
lacked so desperately

wading through
this mass anew
i question my own motives
for leaving you

frustrated now
i rise to the ground
unfamiliar affections are overrated
the pool is chlorinated