Poetry Finalist: “Alpharetta / Johns Creek”
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August 18, 2015
and a movie./ This isn’t the kind of town that people/ pass through for more than business or family matters.
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and a movie./ This isn’t the kind of town that people/ pass through for more than business or family matters.
— for whatever reason. Maybe they misplaced something on the/ kitchen counter/ or forgot to leave something there.
They say she’s not quite right/ But they assume she’ll be okay/ And so they overlook her/ Day after day …
We live in a era where somebody will spend little time on Earth for stealing some bread, while criminals are set free for shooting someone
Any representation of an outcast/ is ammunition for the upper class…
