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Written on April 13th 2025 for Miranda Hawley's propmt 5 by 5 by 3.

Crooked Crossroads



Standing at a dusty crossroads,  
The sun brutally beats down  
Upon flesh left for dead.  
High noon mingles with midnight;  
Diminishing reality becomes increasingly threadbare.  

Brittle tumbleweeds drift tragically away.  
Beady-eyed vultures swoop, circling.  
Gravity's pull feels increasingly heavy  
Against unrelenting waves of sorrow—  
Karma's come to collect its dues.  

Squinting in due south’s direction,  
A dilapidated shack instantaneously appears.  
An invisible pull propels me;  
Fate’s hand opens the door.  
Forward I march toward uncertainty.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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