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Nina Geraghty


Finally she had to leave him for the night.

She left him in the hospital with

her love

the cancer diagnosis

some fruit

And he sent back a message

thank you

the pear

so delicious.


Featured at The Red Wheelbarrow with the Life Riting Collective on 21 July 2022


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