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October 24, 2017
By alexyost SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
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Tying my shoes, grasping my keys
Could have escaped, with faster pace.
Whimpering, whining, wailing –
“Not today, I’m running late.”
But at her lifeless tail, I break.
“Car,” I say. That’s all it takes.

© Mike A., Newark, DE

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This is written in a Korean poetic form called sijo.

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