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you dropped the ball when the ball dropped but i won’t hold that against you

September 6, 2023

Poetry: All forms & styles||Abbie Doll|”you dropped the ball when the ball dropped|but i won’t hold that against you”

Avatar photoby Jeff Streeby

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