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William J Donovan
Poems
Sep 2022
Swimming in a Riptide
I splash in the waves with my kids.
Sun and surf and family. Beautiful.
I venture out in deeper water. I'm
swept out to sea in a riptide. It was an
innocent kiss, small desire, a tiny sin.
Storms destroy everything in a blink.
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William J Donovan
76/M/New Bern, NC
(76/M/New Bern, NC)
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