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An excerpt from, “Love & Death”

And, “Pearl” (2022)

By Melissa IngoldsbyPublished about a year ago 1 min read
“Midsommar” 2019

I choked and fell off

Trees make sure I fall off them

Rotten apple, me

Haiku

About the Creator

Melissa Ingoldsby

My work:

Patheos,

The Job, The Space Between Us, Green,

The Unlikely Bounty, Straight Love, The Heart Factory, The Half Paper Moon, I am Bexley and Atonement by JMS Books

Silent Bites by Eukalypto

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  • Oneg In The Arcticabout a year ago

    Oh fuck. I thought the middle line hit me, but the last one knocked me out flat

  • Oh my gawddddd, that last line. Sometimes I do feel like the rotten apple too! Loved your poem. I've watched both X and Pearl. Have you watched MaXXXine yet?

  • Esala Gunathilakeabout a year ago

    Brilliantly done your job.

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