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“who made herself smaller than the spaces between words”
neglect and indifference her bookends

Inspired by: The Girl I Carry, by Talia Izsak (2025)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Dietrich Avatar
October 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Nicely done!
Barberis Avatar
October 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Thank you!
Crandall Avatar
October 24, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Very nice match, you can feel this one.
Barberis Avatar
October 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Ooops. I think what I wrote will not be considered a couplet. But still loved that poem by Talia Izsak.
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