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| farmfish |
i turned to see what they were looking at and i was surprised to find it was me. there are things we do, say, ask, give, and share in subtle confidence n ever realising others are furtively peeking, quietly sneaking, nervously pip squeaking. she had been gazing suddenly shy all day at the ski school, until she saw me sittin' down and crawled into my lap when the parents first starte arrivin'. she was all of four. touched me puffy lip. "got a boo-boo?" ran her little hand across my chin, "fuzzy." i gave her an aeroplane ride, a rocket, a queen chair. she had held up my wooden world in the story earlier and we made a bond somewhere, somehow. one she'll take home with her. |
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