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Unfair

May 8, 2023
By PoetCoyote PLATINUM, State College, Pennsylvania
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PoetCoyote PLATINUM, State College, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
“The world is almost peaceful when you stop trying to understand it.”<br /> ― Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X<br /> <br /> "Serenity now!" <br /> ― Frank Costanza, Seinfeld <br /> <br /> "My coach said I ran like a girl. I told him if he ran a little faster he could, too." <br /> ― Mia Hamm

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a dandelion

worked so hard to 

grow

bloom

produce

for it’s seeds to be scattered

 on the hard pavement

where they can’t grow

Photo by Saad Chaudhry on Unsplash

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