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missed opportunity like a text that never sent...

skipped song like a missed opportunity

broken record like a skipped song

hamster on a wheel like a broken record

dog chasing its tail like a hamster on a wheel

lesson unlearned like a dog chasing its tail

expired yogurt like a lesson unlearned

bad idea like eating expired yogurt

firefly in a jar like a bad idea

candle in the dark like a firefly in a jar

metaphor for hope like a candle in the dark

deflated bouncy castle like a metaphor for hope

fell flat like a deflated bouncy castle

punchline like a joke that fell flat

oof like a punchline

haha oof

democrazy...

misspelled word like ‘democrazy’

bad tattoo like a misspelled word

regrets like a bad tattoo

time capsule like a shoebox full of regrets

dial-up like a time capsule

wifi like a dial-up connection

ghost town but with better wifi

no one’s watching like a ghost town

dancing like no one’s watching

dad trying to be cool like a dad dancing

bad joke like a dad trying to be cool