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Sidewalk

by Miriam Hurdle

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She went for a walk,

Tripped on the sidewalk.

Bruised her elbow,

Broke her ankle.

Clumsy? Mindless?

Not her fault.

Roots of the trees,

Pushed up the concrete.

Walking at nightfall,

Ouch! She took a fall.

Posted on October 14, 2016 at 4:07 AM in Miriam, Poetry   |  RSS feed |   Reply   |   Trackback URL

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