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The poetic city: “Dumb Luck”

Mar 20, 2023 • Creative Writing, People, Writer

The moment at dawn (photo by: Reece Burka)

“Dumb Luck”

After countless
salutations to the sun
the adulation finally
went to his head…
Hopefully he’ll never
have to learn that
he’s just another star.
Reece Burka
11/21/2022

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