Dumpster Diving

I threw out all of you
smashed all the CD's
trashed every sweatshirt that smelled of you
ripped up diary pages of admiration
letters and pictures burnt
only ashes that can't say 'I love you' anymore
and then you wanted me back
but I'm not going dumpster diving
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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April 12, 2016 at 11:29 AM
Alexandra Burns, interesting poem. linda
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August 28, 2015 at 7:33 PM
ALEXANDRA, Enjoyed this very much... SKAT
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November 1, 2014 at 8:08 PM
Funny!
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