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Anne Collins

The Write Stuff vol. 7

THE DEFICIT

Searching for a bed
the man on the door
step rifts headlines,
corrects no interest
rate. Newspapers sell
his story, warm the
discomfort at night. A
false dawn. A take-away
paradise, this share age.

How to manage a career
change? When money fails,
rejections bruise. Losers
walk, winners talk, firm
up, act bold, grit white
teeth, frown, aim for gold.

 

© Anne Collins

 

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