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This is Just to Say

Luis Enrique Jimenez Jr. 2000 (Los Angeles, California)

I have flushed
my ring
that we got
at the carrousel gift shop

and your Promise
is in the trash
where it always
should have been

My apologies
I was upset
that you had failed me
again.
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Submitted by ComposerLuis on July 15, 2020

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Scheme XXXX XXXX XXXX
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 171
Words 37
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
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Luis Enrique Jimenez Jr.

Luis Enrique Jimenez Jr. is a composer, orchestrator, and trumpeter based out of Los Angeles, California. Being of Latin American decent, Luis is determined to use his Hispanic Heritage as an instrument to advocate for increased diversity and inclusion in the arts. more…

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