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Mushrooms, Splinters, and Thorns
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a journal with poems written on the fly without much ado
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Stray
Playing at
catching my eye,
cowering in the corners,
shy, maybe nervous.
Could this be his trap
for table scraps?
A soft mew,
acting the diplomat,
with plans to stay
a gray stray cat.
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