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Rated: E · Poetry · Other · #1114544
A short poem dealing with the destruction of child-like wonderment.
I was a child
in a meadow of
gold
Dancing with jovial
glee
I stooped to a knee
to kiss Mother Earth's cheek
and what I got was a mouthful of dirt
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