Substitute

Harper Thorpe
Chalkboard
Published in
1 min readMay 8, 2019
Photo by Ángel López on Unsplash

When I couldn’t have you
I found a substitute
Then I discovered
I was a substitute
But we’re doing fine
Since we substituted
Pleasant for passionate

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Harper Thorpe
Chalkboard

Engaged citizen, poet, musician, humorist, family man. I value irreverence, soulfulness, and a big heart. Offering insight, introspection, shock & aw shucks!