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Rated: 13+ · Book · Writing · #2316158
The second of my collections of poems written for "Express It In Eight."
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#1069161 added April 19, 2024 at 5:54am
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Unusual
Unusual

“I’m special,” she said,
the darling daughter,
as she preened before the mirror,
flouncing her green hair
and painting her lips black,
tattooed with doves and flowers,
and dreaming of entitlements.

Then she wandered off into the crowd.


Word count: 8
Free verse
For Express It In Eight, 04.19.24
Prompt: Write a poem about something unusual.
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