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My Riposte

Breakup Nonet, Inspired By Em

By Kelli Sheckler-AmsdenPublished 2 years ago • Updated 2 years ago • 1 min read

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Sleepless in the dark, pressures pounding

Perfectionism weighs me down

Time to dismount this monkey

So my successes count

Breakup with this ghost

That keeps haunting

My riposte….

Take me

Back

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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden

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    Written by Kelli Sheckler-Amsden