the calm water fool you.
don't trust it.
the placid
blue holding clouds
and rays
of sunlight.
don't dare
dive in
and try to swim across
to the other side.
beware.
take care.
i've warned you.
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About Me
- Stephen Chute
- west springfield, virginia, United States
- these are all FICTIONAL stories and characters, with humor and pathos, emotional complaints of the soul and are in no way representative of any real experiences in my or anyone else's life. any similarities are purely coincidental, except for the dog poems.
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