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By Andrew C McDonaldPublished 2 years ago • Updated 2 years ago • 1 min read

I found her lying there bruised, bloody

I took her home, fed her, bathed her

Nursed her back to bloom of health

Soothed her painful torment

Taught her to love her

Should have taught her

How to love…

To love

Me

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Inspired by Heather Hubler’s lovely entry ‘Broken Things’

https://vocal.media/poets/broken-things-qll02dw

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https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Keys-Andrew-C-McDonald-ebook/dp/B07VM843XL?ref_=ast_author_dp

heartbreak

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Andrew C McDonald

Andrew McDonald was a 911 dispatcher for 30 yrs with a B.S. in Math (1985). He served as an Army officer 1985 to 1992, honorably exiting a captain.

Never mind. I give up.

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    Written by Andrew C McDonald