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Playground
June 1, 2016
growing up is
groans of distress
from a rusted chain linked swing
as it bows beneath your bottom
letting out a shrill when you bend your knees
mid-air
the same sound I made
when falling off for the first time
ten years ago
© Natalie R., Windermere, FL
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