Daddy

A little girl with pigtails,playing with her baby doll;filled with youthful innocence,she always does just what she's told. In her mind, she lives in castleswith her prince in fairy tales,There's no dragons in her world.No enemies to impale. She knows that she is lovedbecause that's what parents do,but she begins to doubt herselfas she uselessly …

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Through Windows

Connected people speak in words I don’t understand;speak of worlds I’ve never visited;tell jokes I don’t get.I watch them through the window. People stand coupled off. They whisper.Hands held; secrets shared; bodies touching;couples embrace.I watch them through the window. Busy people rush by,complaining of their lack of time.They run off to their next place to …

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