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I Will Die Here Probably

I Will Die Here Probably

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Alyssa Allegretti
Jan 24, 2024
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I Will Die Here Probably
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I knew the ways of the world when

In a thoughtless panic

With the lights turned low

A slow burning storm

Struck the outlet and threatened to

Turn the house to ashes.

The house that has stood here for several generations

Holding someone else’s family.

The house where my mother knew her father’s mother

Is long lost to photo boxes

But the memory stands where it alwa…

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