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The Forsaken Mailbox

Once upon a time there was a forsaken mailbox
that sat with its hood open
waiting for the infamous letter number two

The hours, days, weeks and months went by
where the mailman would deliver junk mail
but no letter number two

The mailbox shed tears as its sides grew rust
the neighbors mailboxes would jingle in laughter
as there was no letter number two 

Then one day the mailman came with a smile
he opened up the forsaken mailbox
and gently placed in letter number two 

The cities letter parade was ecstatic 
everyone knew of the delivery
the house owner would read letter number two 

With that the mailbox was no longer forsaken
by yet it would sit there in earnest
waiting for letter number three

Copyright © | Year Posted 2025




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Date: 8/17/2025 3:25:00 PM
Omg you wrote it. The ode to a forsaken mailbox. The mailbox sounds so sad only getting junk mail. It must get a second letter some day to cheer it up. LOL.
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Robert James Liguori
Date: 8/17/2025 3:44:00 PM
If only that day would come…

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