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The Promise

November 29, 2022
By Pinkflamingo GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
Pinkflamingo GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
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The father looks into the eyes of his daughter, sealing his promise: 

to never lay a hand on his daughter like he watched his father.

But he does, she is always bruised; when she looks into his eyes it's haunting. 


The author's comments:

This is Sijo, a Korean form of poetry similar to Haiku.


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