The Overachiever

A Limerick by AP West

By Pamela West-FinklePublished 3 years ago • 1 min read

Just when I think I have made it

I seize the stick and I break it

I go over the top

I can’t seem to stop

My overachieving forsakes it

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Pamela West-Finkle

Pamela West-Finkle, aka Angel Pam West (AP West), is a freelance writer, poet, songwriter/composer, teaching artist, and part-time librarian living in the Catskill Mountains of New York.

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