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Jul 2017
She set the game in motion
Crafted all the cards
To his bended knees
She dealt the wrong hand
Bluffing the years away
Like a hapless poker player
As was the rule of the game
She had no company
She did no pairs
Left unmatched, she became
The old maid in the game.

Β©Belema .S. Ekine
Wrote this for a poem challenge.  The prompt for the day was #tobeanoldmaid
BELEMA SANDRA EKINE
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BELEMA SANDRA EKINE  29/F/NIGERIA
(29/F/NIGERIA)   
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