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Issue 31: Jan. 2026
Micro-Poem: 44 words
By Scott Wiggerman

The Starter Marriage

 
Smooth satin sheets that soon pilled 
with use. A marriage 
unfulfilled 

as red bled off in the wash, 
young love paled to pink. 
Double-crossed 

bumps and knobs, a tear at two 
corners, damage done. 
Overview: 

no longer a pair, 
just threadbare. 

 

Bio: Scott Wiggerman

 
 
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