Absence Doesn't Make the Heart Grow Fonder

I didn't go to school yesterday
Didn't feel like it
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, they say
Nobody was very fond
When I was absent from school with no good reason
Whoever "they" is...
You lied to me
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randall Avatar
May 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
nice very nice
Agustin Avatar
February 13, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
Mckeithan Avatar
February 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
LOL. I used to say that about work as well. Good one
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