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If I was Afraid

© Lori 12/22/2020

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If I was Afraid

If I was afraid
of his dark
I wouldn’t
have told
him
to
turn
out
the
light

Words: ©2020LCR

Image: CCO

Labels: 17 Words Dark Image Poetry

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