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A poem

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Kara Griffith
Aug 02, 2023
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My love.
I remember the first time we met. 
You were wearing a Jimmi Hendrix hoodie. 
You were incredibly handsome. 
You walked up to me at the bar and said, 
"I like your hair, are you a model?" 
I wore a big afro then. 
I thought your game was weak. 
But I heard that accent, and I was intrigued.  
You were Irish, you told me, in that thick brogue of y…

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