Thank you, kindly. I’ve been so fatigued as of late, and the image of a once dedicated and trusted friend ruining everything about themselves because they love you feels so deliciously Byronic that I can smell the angst from here. That I managed to condense it into the format of a tanka is blessing enough.
Discarded Recollections 
Ooh, I love how you went so gothic here. My word, it is beautiful and enchanting. Those final two lines especially give the poem its edge. ❤
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Thank you, kindly. I’ve been so fatigued as of late, and the image of a once dedicated and trusted friend ruining everything about themselves because they love you feels so deliciously Byronic that I can smell the angst from here. That I managed to condense it into the format of a tanka is blessing enough.
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