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Premium Member Medinah's Circle
A CFO chased cheaper resumes
into my severance of free days.
Safe in winter with my kids and Blue’s Clues,
til Spring brought out the perks of community dues.
Dawned smiles a first morning’s remark
nurtured those long talks into the dark.
Days pushed strollers on pathways to
lunch dates from sidewalk...

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Categories: accelerants, best friend, dedication, friendship,
Form: Narrative
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Inspired by the many true crime documentaries I have watched
and in memory of Judy Malinowski, whose death set in motion
a law in Ohio called Judy’s Law, to increase punishment to those
who use accelerants leading to disfigurement in felonies.

He started out gas-lighting her -
the wicked man...

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Categories: accelerants, abuse,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Reflection on the Important Things