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The second of my collections of poems written for "Express It In Eight."

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#1083887 added February 15, 2025 at 6:35am
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Abandonment
Abandonment

We’ve seen it often enough,
you and I,
at the side of the road,
lying forlorn and bereft of hope,
worn, dirtied, abandoned,
so singular, inexplicable,
cast from companions,
the shoe alone.


Line count: 8
Free verse
For Express It In Eight, 02.15.25
Prompt: Write a poem of abandonment.
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