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Father's Day Flashfiction (Remove filter)

Big Birthdays

His life became a noticeboard

All events now out of date

Impending fear of being ignored

Or recognised too late

Golden numbers rising high

With helium's help to float

It can't be stopped, from passing by

But  there's time

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Father's Day Flashfiction

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