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Tossed in the Recycler

For the nonet breakup challenge

By Andrew C McDonaldPublished about a year ago Updated about a year ago 1 min read
Tossed in the Recycler
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash

I centered my universe on you

Breathed every single breath for you

Yet you thrust me to the side

Like yesterday's garbage

Scraped me from your life

But I arose

Recycled

Shiny

New

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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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  • Grz Colmabout a year ago

    Another great entry! The first lines are particularly impactful!!

  • Oooo, this was so powerful! Well done!

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