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Stalking Wounded

breakup nonet

By Andrew C McDonaldPublished about a year ago 1 min read
Stalking Wounded
Photo by Michael LaRosa on Unsplash

Predator to his prey, wolf to sheep

Across barren plain you stalked me

Once you caught my wounded scent.

I thought you were savior,

Instead a hunter;

Your trap baited.

False Love ...

Leave

heartbreak

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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  1. Masterful proofreading

    Zero grammar & spelling mistakes

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarranabout a year ago

    Your trap baited false love. Loved that partA

  • ReadShakurrabout a year ago

    Few words ,thousand meanings

  • Gabriela Trofin-Tatárabout a year ago

    Predator and pray.. "love" is often that way, sadly.

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