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Recorded Reading (1:06): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9kcqlg6a38hqbxrw9e748/She-Did-the-Work.m4a?rlkey=xd1k6cgerfgqlqmx52sqc9bdh&dl=0

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She Did the Work

Even when being pushed back
Back, and back, and back again
Even when under attack,
Wielded her inspiring pen

Even when by jealousy
Banished disrespectful from
Realms to which such dedication,
Such a soul, are meant to come

Ignored, despised, betrayed, misled
Lied about, defiled
Gaslit, ripped off, railroaded
Belittled and reviled

Even when denied a home
Writing in a swelt’ring tent,
Or alternately freezing,
She did as she was meant

To do her fellow spirits for
That labor did not seek to shirk
Come what may, come any day
She did — she did the Work

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Homeless until removal of the stalker/targeter/vandal/arsonist following her allows her to approach any landlord ~ even for a private parking space ~ this poet presently lives under perpetual threat of towing with all possessions should her 23-year-old van stop running for any reason.

She is badly in need of a modest reserve with which to field any emergency which might occur.

Donors may visit http://www.UgiftABLE.com , using code #72D-31S. It does take several days for the poet to be notified of your patronage.

Thank you for reading, and may your holidays be happy ones.

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