Your love… demanding
Your needs… overpowering
My life in shadows
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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.
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A Dart at Dusk
Seconds ago, the sullen sun set on the two of us… my exuberant furry companion and me. A fresh breeze embraces us, delivering welcome relief from the day’s oppressive heat. His typical stumbling and staggering along — apace with a sloth — has turned into trip-trapping, high-stepping, almost skipping along.
By Angie the Archivist 📚🪶3 days ago in Petlife
Comments (5)
Better to run away from them! Loved your poem!
💙really good senyru. No good comes from a relationship so one-sided
Your writing captures such deep emotion in just a few lines—very powerful!
Very nice I love your Haiku’s ✍️🏆♦️♦️♦️♦️
Ah this is quietly, understatedly powerfully heartbreaking. Such a succinct description of a relationship where there is all give and no take. Great writing, Andrew!