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Forgotten Innocence

A Distraction Acrostic

By Andrew C McDonaldPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Forgotten Innocence
Photo by Molly Blackbird on Unsplash

Depths unplumbed

Innocence unsullied

Sultry sweet

Too pure

Ready, ripe

Angelic cheeks

Cherubic smile

Twisted out of form

Into a rictus

Of horror

No longer innocent

sad poetry

About the Creator

Andrew C McDonald

Andrew McDonald was a 911 dispatcher for 30 yrs with a B.S. in Math (1985). He served as an Army officer 1985 to 1992, honorably exiting a captain.

https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Keys-Andrew-C-McDonald-ebook/dp/B07VM843XL?ref_=ast_author_dp

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