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Exclusionem

January 1, 2016 4 Comments

EXCLUSIONEM

By Richard Edenfield

His name could be Frank, but it wasn’t.

Her name could have been Lisa, but it was something else.

Neither one of them lived in California.

She dyed her hair a color she liked.

He may have looked like a very famous celebrity.

He was not wanted for murder.

She did not collect butterflies.

When they got married she said “I do.” He said “I do?”

Neither one was involved in international espionage.

The one day she drove him she could have avoided the other car.

It was also possible that he didn’t die.

They were not buried side by side.

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Comments

  1. Bobby Warner says

    January 3, 2016 at 5:03 pm

    Incredibly surreal. My head is still spinning from reading it. Nice job.

    Reply
    • Richard Edenfield says

      January 8, 2016 at 7:24 am

      Thank you.

      Reply
  2. S.L. Kerns says

    January 6, 2016 at 5:24 pm

    This is worthy of more comments. I see what you did, and I like it.

    Reply
    • Richard Edenfield says

      January 8, 2016 at 7:23 am

      Thank you. I like it to! I was wondering if anyone would appreciate what I was trying to do. Thanks for noticing and commenting. I think it’s great!

      Reply

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