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Splintered

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By Randy BakerPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read
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Like a raft, we have broken apart.

The swift current tears us away,

crashing us into the rocks.

The anchor did not hold.

Our hearts set adrift,

flotsam – jetsam.

Our love was

built of

sticks.

heartbreaksad poetry

About the Creator

Randy Baker

Poet, author, essayist.

My Vocal "Top Stories":

* The Breakers Motel * 7 * Holding On * Til Death Do Us Part * The Fisherman

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    Written by Randy Baker