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"Bright Strings"
Bright strings braided through brown hair
Lavender oil and jasmine mixing over the scents of a warm summer day
Arms ringed with friendship bracelets
Jackets tied around their waists
They watch the giraffe
Make his steady way across the yellow plain behind the glass
Talking softly together
Eyes bright as they laugh.
One of them notices me as they pass by
And I look quickly back at the giraffe
Seeing her smile out of the corner of my eye
I have never felt so shy.
Two young women
Holding hands as they walk along the zoo paths
Sipping watermelon smoothies
And making faces back at the Harper seals.