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October 17, 2014
In April
you
ri p pe d
s o man y hol e s
i n th e
fa b ri c
of m y del i ca t e
sel f -
e s t e em
w he n y o u wal ke d
o ut th a t do o r
a nd to o k
m y h e a r t
wi t h
yo u,
b ut a s th e
Oc to b er s ky
f il l s
w it h
s unl igh t ag ai n,
a noth er bo y
pat che s me toge the r
and fo r the firs t time
whe n it's win dy,
the c old ai r doesn't send
shi vers up my sp ine and
inste ad my hair flies ba ck
as I stay rooted t o the gr ound
by arms around m y waist that
I know will help keep me whole.
© Alexa T., Pompton Plains, NJ
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