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Conect11
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Heel Sandwich
Heel Sandwich
It’s Friday afternoon
and I decide to make
a sandwich for lunch
before I go to work.
So I gather everything I’ll need:
Turkey, salami, bread, Swiss, mayonnaise. Plate and knife,
and set them on the counter.
I return to the refrigerator to discover the only bread are the two heels from a loaf of wheat.
I place them on the plate, flip them to put mayo on the end sides, and remind myself that it’s been years since I had to eat a heel sandwich.
That there are people in the world that would give anything to eat a heel sandwich.
That my ancestors undoubtedly ate heel sandwiches.
And indeed, there are many times in my life where a heel sandwich was a necessity.
As I was putting the knife into the condiment I looked over, at the full loaf of bread I must have taken out when I retrieved the meat, cheese, and mayo.
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I shrugged,
smiled at my forgetfulness
and continued to build my lunch
out of the two
bread heels.
Conect11’s timeline
- February 2026
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28 SatReceived a critique
on Heel Sandwich from @Geezer
"to the notion that this quiet, introspective tale, gives the reader a sense of emotional history. Been there, done that is my reaction to this poem. Tighten it up a little as the AI says, and this could be a bit smoothe…" -
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- April 2022
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10 SunAnniversary
15 years of membership
- February 2020
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12 WedReceived a critique
on No Kids Live Here from @lovedly
"did u divorce again A sad piece of poetry but powerful after one is placed in that kinda predicament Hope you will polish it as suggested I learn t a lot from NEO Poets" - January 2020
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20 MonReceived a critique
on No Kids Live Here from @c lynn brooks
"I feel the emptiness in your words I live in a retirement community and love it . I did expect a little more in this write it left off rather abruptly" - June 2019
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25 Tue
- April 2017
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10 MonAnniversary
10 years of membership
- April 2012
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10 TueAnniversary
5 years of membership
- January 2009
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23 FriCritique milestone
1,000 critiques given
- April 2008
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10 ThuAnniversary
One year of membership
- August 2007
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03 Fri
- July 2007
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27 FriPosting milestone
100 poems posted
- June 2007
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15 FriHighest posting month
June 2007 — 51 poems
- May 2007
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15 TueFirst critique offered
on "Sun Up and Sun Down" by @Word
- April 2007
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24 TueFirst publication
The Man in the River (since unpublished)
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10 TueJoined Neopoet
Membership begins
First poem published 14 days later.
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