Forsaken

A haggard bit of burnt toast
    long since bruise-colored
  forlorn, it keeps to itself
    'midst crumbs indeterminate

  Scuff marks from stylish pumps 
    as dull now as the coat of
  neglect draped over the floor
    onto which shone Andromeda
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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November 10, 2022 at 6:27 AM
The past always reminds of how things were, and the feelings elicited. I admire the unexpected Andromeda twist in the end G.W.! Laila Tov... ab
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