Separation

A Haiku

By Matthew PerrinoPublished 3 years ago • Updated 3 years ago • 1 min read

Differences grow,

Our problems stand between us

Like a large mountain

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Matthew Perrino

A dreamer and wannabe-author, who flops back and forth between loving and hating his work. Imagination extraordinaire, who spends far too much time thinking about words.

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