Horse

i jumped
the starting
gun and began
a race with myself

no protest
no escape
just dusted
off the dust

took myself
off the shelf
and decided
i'm not thorough

bred but
thoroughly
disappointed so
i pour another beer

realizing
that i'll 
never
be a

draft
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Na Avatar
November 22, 2019 at 8:40 PM
Hi Jeff very good one. Thanks for sharing
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November 22, 2019 at 9:27 PM
Thanks for reading and commenting Gregory.
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