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Jupiter Grant
Jupiter Grant

Jul 30, 2021

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POETRY / POETRY PROMPT

Opening the Floodgates

An unstoppable natural force

Photo by Tim Marshall on Unsplash

Tears of salty shame,

the signs of pain emerging

from leaking tear ducts.

Little floodgates opening

as the levee starts breaking

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Jupiter Grant

Jupiter Grant

Writer, Poet, Narrator, Freelancer. Living in UK & my own head. Send queries here: jupiterslair@gmail.com. Buy me a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/jupitergrant

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