Notes About The Poem
This poem is called a "cherita terbalic," a variation of the "cherita," a short form of poetry invented by ai li in 1997.
To learn more about the form go to The Cherita home page at www.thecherita.com

Turning Away

my pulse shot up
when I saw him

standing there 
nonchalant and ignorant
of his charm

of me turning away
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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