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A Twist on Cliché

 

By Brooke Bailey

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Hey Prince Charming,
I'm glad your horse ate you
and while you're riding off into the sunset
in your stallion's stomach
I hope he decides
to regurgitate you,
that a cow mistakes you for its vomit
and decides to chew its ugly cud.

 

 

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Brooke Bailey says the following about herself (but we know she's lying): "I'm a double x-chromosomed geek-magnet with shy girl syndrome on a mission to shake things up with my writing and maybe score a few numbers in the process."

 

 


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