The Thief

a haiku

By Danielle KelleyPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read

Photo by Jiyeon Park on Unsplash

He spoils milk, rusts cars

He stole my mother from me

Now he takes my youth

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Danielle Kelley

I'm making this all up as I go. I appreciate any feedback you lovely people can give me, and if you'd like to drop a few coins in my hat it would honestly mean the world to me.

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Paul Stewart3 years ago
This is so spot on. Sad with humour and truth. Love it Danielle! You have a new subscriber!
Novel Allen3 years ago
This is wonderful. Made me laugh.

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