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Thursday, February 2, 2023

boarding house


by dog e relaford



apples are red
berries are blue
johnny was false
but mary was true

bananas are yellow
broccoli is green
mary did the dishes
johnny made the scene

mary loved johnny
with all her heart
johnny tried to rob a bank
but did not know where to start

the sheriff shot johnny
shot him just like that
mary’s heart was broken
she took in a stray cat

the cat’s name was elmer
he accepted his fate
he watched the world from his window
and put on weight

mary took in boarders
some of them were nice
others maybe not so much
but she gave them good advice

mary lived forever
or so it seemed to me
she never had a little lamb
or ran wild and free


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