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The Third Thief

  • Writer: Nic
    Nic
  • Apr 4, 2022
  • 1 min read

Opportunity makes the thief,

and you give me plenty: fire

left unattended, hours which

nobody counts, a button left

where it fell, surreptitious

touches, the color of your skin

caught in morning sunlight, the

shape of your anger. Hope. You.

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