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Ellen Urowitz·January 1, 2025

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Helpless On Its Own

written by: Ellen Urowitz

dog in the window

looks so lonely and thirsty

helpless on its own

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Born and raised in Toronto and Thornhill Ontario. In 2001 I graduated from Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology. Travel and Tourism diploma. I'm mostly a self-taught writer. I'm published on Poetizer, Poetry Pea Podcast and many others.

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