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After Finding Out You Have a Lover

I try to pretend
it doesn't matter,
like garbage
the day after pick-up,
or feeding to the cat
the remains
of our 7,300th meal.

I try to pretend
it doesn't matter,
like foreign subtitles
on a silent movie,
or hearing only gibberish
when your lips say
goodbye.

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Date: 8/25/2021 8:23:00 AM
pretentious poem. Well expressed
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Chetta Achara
Date: 8/25/2021 6:42:00 PM
Thank you

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