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The Fortune Cookie
He didn’t know there was a fortune
Inside the cookie
His stomach busy coding the message
Eating away at the letters
Into an unreadable form
To know his fate was clearly stated
In his hands just minutes earlier
Is maddening
What choice does he have now
But to live in the moment
As if his fate was never determined
The truth lying deep in his gut.
Caroline N. Simpson is an international teacher, currently residing in Turkey. She has taught English literature at international high schools in Ankara, Turkey, Barcelona, Spain, and currently Izmir, Turkey. Her poetry has been published in the Barcelona-based literary magazine, Barcelona Ink, and th Michigan-based journal, Third Wednesday.
Email: Caroline N. Simpson
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