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The Day I Ate His Purpley Eggplant

It was moms birthday she loved eggplant I didn't hear the man as he began to rant I was a cooked child kneeling on stoic air in the back room I ate, without his stare a purple eggplant was devoured as I trembled wolfing it down, I quickly re-assembled no I did not care, mom wasn't there to see her child labor without fair, fare . January 16, 2019

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Date: 1/21/2019 2:53:00 AM
There is more underneath this than would appear, something brave and wistful-
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Date: 1/16/2019 12:47:00 PM
Different Pixie Dust - mysterious and sad in a way, but beautifully and artfully written. I really really like it in fact love it! Poetry hugs, Jennifer.
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Date: 1/16/2019 9:02:00 AM
And Wow. Excellent, disturbing, hopefully fictional poem. This one gets under the skin, well done Pixie. My best to you in the contest, this one's going into my faves. xomo!
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Date: 1/16/2019 8:51:00 AM
Whoa.
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Date: 1/16/2019 7:37:00 AM
Sweet, and you must be an avid eggplant eater, Pixie. Hooray for you! I avoid vegetables and fruits, and I have the puffiness to prove it.
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