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Self-out-the-Box

Jack is enough

By PWPublished 3 years ago Updated 3 years ago 1 min read
source: Patrick M. Wegner

I didn't have Jack in a single box.

I turned the cranks like a broken clock,

but all the Jills popped out with nil;

so I ran up that hill, injured still,

to swap my crown for Camelot.

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