Missing You

my control word
is more
so the more
i say more
it gets ignored
and the more
my tortured soul
gets tortured
by a sadistic Groucho
Marx putting his
cigar back in
his mouth saying,
"Say the secret word."
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Pigeon Tart Avatar
March 31, 2019 at 9:06 AM
wonderfully twisted. clever. xomo
Connelly Avatar
April 2, 2019 at 10:45 PM
But I think only if you know the old Grocho tv show. Thanks Maureen.
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