Drop-off Line
maybe 3
looked to be
had her bag
ready for school
happy in her pink coat
with big buttons
but in the rush
to get to class
on time
Rudolph fell
out of her bag
thump
hit the cement cold
‘course she cried
and cried some more
her daddy tried
but she was much too deep
in tears to tell him
that Rudolph
“Rudolph with his bright red nose”
was real to her
and when he fell
to the ground
tumbling down
he got hurt
and hit his head
his nose bled
and she
felt it
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