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When I Was a Pepperoni Pizza

I got the chills The shivers The shakes My cheese chattered I crossed my pepperoni Frozen like a popsicle I hid myself in the far back of the icy dungeon under a hamburger pizza How about a pizza? A giant asked. The door opened. The giant reached in and plucked me out I was set down on a wire rack in a warm sauna A wonderful warm sauna. A door slammed It got really dark. Dark as the freezer, but warmer. I began to smile. Warming up all over....

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Date: 2/5/2020 10:33:00 PM
From the freezer to the fireplace, so to speak! Love the creativity, Caren! Cheers, Gershon
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 2/6/2020 7:30:00 AM
I started out thinking "how does a pizza feel in the freezer?" and then....gulp.
Date: 2/5/2020 1:17:00 PM
On this is great personification.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 2/5/2020 4:37:00 PM
Personification poem really tantalize my dendrites.

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