There Was Once
When I presented
My first poem
To my first girlfriend
In proud anticipation
She carefully read it
Then shook her head
In amazement, saying
Why don’t you start with
“There was once”?
Mind you!
A woman this was
Who would beat me
At a solid game of chess
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