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you won the lottery
didn’t even say goodbye to me
just gone
i can still taste
the dust
on my lips
//\\
every day now,
with your dog lying at my feet,
i sit on the front porch
making origami animals
with the tickets i saved up for
and bought you on your birthday
About the Creator
Canute Limarider
I'm a writer, cyclist, bassist, reader, retired USAF pilot w/ 3 masters' degrees & a $5 spot. With the latter, I can easily afford a 12 oz. coffee. Woot! Woot!
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