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Overripe

A poem by Rowan

By Rowan RileyPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read

Hard to come by

Hard to understand

I’ve never been ripe

Never been sweetest for the picking

I’m soft and brown

I’m past my prime

I’m the thing you put in the garbage

Without remembering I’m compostable

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Rowan Riley

I've been writing since I was very young and am trying to put myself out there by sharing some of my works, both new and old.

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    Written by Rowan Riley