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Sanitizing My Soul

Breakup Nonet

By Andrew C McDonaldPublished about a year ago 1 min read
Sanitizing My Soul
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

Try as I might, I can't scrub you out:

Your touch has stained my very soul.

Mr Clean, Scrubbing Bubbles....

Nothing external works

Perhaps change tactic.

Ahh, here we are

Under sink

Clorox

Drink

Mental Healthslam 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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Nice work

Very well written. Keep up the good work!

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  • Lamar Wigginsabout a year ago

    Whoa!!! A drastic change of tactic for sure! Love the subtle complexity here.

  • ReadShakurrabout a year ago

    Excellent talent you got ,brilliantly crafted

  • Gabriela Trofin-Tatárabout a year ago

    Oh wow the ultimate cleaning of the soul..

  • This one is loosely similar to the Nonet that I'm working on. Also, this was so relatable but I don't wanna go into details. I loved this so much!

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