Memory
before she
knows
what love is
she colors it
red
before she
writes
a sentence
she scribbles
an EKG line
before she
says
a word
she’s taking in
the rays
how a raindrop
f
a
l
l
s
what the wind
can do
where snowflakes
go
how a candle
burns
how after a wish
the smoke
drifts
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