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Bad Timing

Our romance is like
A car with bad wiring.
Sparks fail to ignite,
Impulses sputter and go out.
The timing's off.
Just when it seems to be rolling,
It stalls and goes dead,
Leaving us stranded.


Waverly Fitzgerald is a freelance teacher and writer living in Seattle.