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Poetry: Left holding the bag

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  by Linda Ann Nickerson

  LIFTOFF!

  Vacation, of course, can be sweet,
  And getting away is a treat.
  But boarding a jet,
  With a stomach upset,
  Can cause

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• 2 of 5

  by Marsha Magyar

  The last day of my Coffee Shop was here.
  Her I sit,
  In this shop of mine;
  Sitting here patiently,
  Biding time;
  I am content,
  This

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• 3 of 5

  by Karen Daniels

  I grew up on streets that were covered in glass
  I grew up knowing not to sass
  I didn't have a father or a Mother
  Just my dear

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• 4 of 5

  by Elizabeth Stewart

  Yeah, ain't that a kick in the teeth...

  This is different.
  Any other time, any other person,
  I would just walk away.
  I've

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• 5 of 5

  by Adam Smith

  Left holding the bag

  The very small bag of weed

  The endless fun of the night before

  Has been reduced to stems and seeds

  Nothing

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