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Dear Mom
I will be sure to remind you
never to order Starbucks' coffee,
because it hurts your stomach,
if you will be sure to remind me
never to go to any social events.
I never fail to embarrass myself.
I will be sure to remind you
never to order Starbucks' coffee,
because it hurts your stomach,
if you will be sure to remind me
never to go to any social events.
I never fail to embarrass myself.
This bespeaks a general
This bespeaks a general process of mutuality that is, symbolically, far more than the mere sum of coffee and social events. There is some keen insight in this poem, just below the surface of the lines.
Starward