For Those Who Went Up

and never came down

By Denise SheltonPublished about a year ago • 1 min read

Photo by Sanjay Hona on Unsplash

Was your dream worth it?

A precious broken body

Never mine again

heartbreak

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Denise Shelton

Denise Shelton writes on a variety of topics and in several different genres. Frequent subjects include history, politics, and opinion. She gleefully writes poetry The New Yorker wouldn't dare publish.

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