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Murder

Not in my town!

By Denise E LindquistPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
Murder
Photo by Tomáš Malík on Unsplash

It doesn't happen!

Murder

in the valley?

In this happy little town,

perfect in every way!

Don't move

somewhere else!

~~~~

Somewhere else?

Don't move!

Perfect in every way

in this happy little town

in the valley.

Murder!

It doesn't happen!

For Funfact or fiction

About the Creator

Denise E Lindquist

I am married with 7 children, 28 grands, and 13 great-grandchildren. I am a culture consultant part-time. I write A Poem a Day in February for 8 years now. I wrote 4 - 50,000 word stories in NaNoWriMo. I write on Vocal/Medium daily.

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  • Joe O’Connor2 years ago

    I like the clear contrast, and the almost panicked denial about the perfectness of the town.

  • Cathy holmes2 years ago

    Nicely done, Denise.

  • That is until I arrive in town! Muahahahahahahahaha!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Loved your poem!

  • Mariann Carroll2 years ago

    You are definitely the master of poetry, Bravo !!! 🏆

  • Novel Allen2 years ago

    I sure hope you don't jinx it with this poem. I want to move to this town where perfection is a gift. That would be so great. Love the poem.

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