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By Colleen WaltersPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read

Photo by Holly Mindrup on Unsplash

Suicides a day.

Flag burned, hope spurned, look away

from falling soldiers.

Haiku

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Colleen Walters

Just a girl who likes to write poems, usually inspired by events and people in my Florida life.. Always be you, because you are awesome. You matter. You are enough. ❤️

You can find me also on Facebook & Messenger and Discord

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Anna 2 years ago
This was powerful!
Rowan Finley 2 years ago
It’s sad and true
Ken_kudu2 years ago
Nice write up

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