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074"><b>©2020 HHThorpe. All rights reserved.</b></p><blockquote id="8dcb"><p>The theme is “Cry”, but first, Mary J. Blige sings “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxk4e59M8og">Not Gon Cry</a>”:</p></blockquote> <figure id="a5c7"> <div> <div> <img class="ratio" src="http://placehold.it/16x9"> <iframe class="" src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FXxk4e59M8og%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;display_name=YouTube&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DXxk4e59M8og&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FXxk4e59M8og%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="48

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0" width="640"> </div> </div> </figure></iframe></div></div></figure><p id="a7be"><i>OK — Your Turn</i></p><p id="39f3"><b><i>THEME: Cry</i></b></p><p id="b6e8">Share your own one-line poem on the theme as a response to this post or write a stand-alone piece if you prefer. Tag your piece “One Line” or “Chalkboard Espresso” if 15 words or less. If you have a stand-alone poem, be sure to leave a link in the response section below.</p><p id="3912"><i>Want to get notified about the weekly prompts? <a href="http://eepurl.com/c7PKyz"><b>Complete this form</b></a><b>.</b></i></p><p id="ad4f"><i>Have a question about the One Line project? Read <a href="/chalkboard/submission-policies-responses-f8c28f3ede2b">our submission rules</a>!</i></p></article></body>

Not Goin’ To

Cry for you

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ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤNot ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤgrieving ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤyou’re leaving! ㅤㅤㅤLips quivering because ㅤㅤI’m shivering. Cheeks flushed ㅤㅤcause it’s hot. Me crying? No, ㅤㅤcertainly not! Eyes watering? ㅤㅤㅤBit of dust. Please just go, ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤif you must … ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ💧

©2020 HHThorpe. All rights reserved.

The theme is “Cry”, but first, Mary J. Blige sings “Not Gon Cry”:

OK — Your Turn

THEME: Cry

Share your own one-line poem on the theme as a response to this post or write a stand-alone piece if you prefer. Tag your piece “One Line” or “Chalkboard Espresso” if 15 words or less. If you have a stand-alone poem, be sure to leave a link in the response section below.

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