Somebody up there loves me

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Yesterday a beautiful white dove

flew into my open window.

On it’s leg there was a note that read

‘I love you’

Signed,

the roofing man

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chapter II

Aggrieved,

I went outside & confronted him.

He was still on my roof & about to release

another dove.

Said the roofing man,

‘I meant only as a friend!’

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chapter III

That next afternoon

another white dove came to my window.

Except this dove appeared to be covered in soot,

& it coughed several times into its wing.

Said the note,

‘What are your interests?’

Signed,

the chimney sweep man

 

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