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This poem is from the chapbook On the Outskirts by Daniel Zehner (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://finishinglinepress.com/product/on-the-outskirts-by-daniel-zehner/
Daniel Zehner has had poems and haiku published in Paterson Literary Review, Schuylkill Valley Journal, Lips, The Main Street Rag, the Aurorean, New Jersey Bards Poetry Review, Frogpond, several Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthologies, and many Moonstone Arts Center anthologies. He recently received an Honorable Mention in the 2025 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards sponsored by the Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College and has had a poem included in Speaking For Everyone, An Anthology of “We” Poems edited by Eric Greinke. He is a retired trial lawyer living in New Jersey. http://www.danielzehnerpoet.com@danielzehner
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