Dogged Doggerel

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November's my month of return, 
words no longer wrenched from my pen, 
 no effort required like seeing through fog,
or climbing up unending stairs.

No paralyzing fears still dog me; I'm not
sentenced to write stilted odes. Freed since
I saw Miz Q's emails, I couldn't care beans
for self-doubt.


Written in response to a poetry prompt from Miz Quickly on
November 4, 2022.









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