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Hearts on the Wall

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Hearts on the Wall

Her sister thinks she is uncool.

David schell
May 15, 2023
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Hearts  on the Wall

She has a job as a double A.
and barely lives on her take home pay.
She rents a room in the lettered blocks.
and  keeps her money in a storage box.

She hides her smile on  a lonely face.
and dresses down and feels out of place.
She won’t go home or back to school.
Her sister thinks she is uncool.

She one met a stranger and went fo…

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