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The Memoirist

Nov 26, 2021

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The Patron Saint of Losers

Image provided by KiKi Walter. Canoeing in the Adirondacks, 1981.

I guess I was the Patron Saint of Losers.

Cinderella dressed in yella…

At least that’s what it felt like.

Went upstairs to kiss her fella…

One by one they all found a reason to leave.

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