The girl upstairs doesn't know
How old I am.
I mean old old old
I don't know either,
I
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Paula E. Kirman lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada where she is a writer, editor, photographer, filmmaker, musician, and community organizer. Her poetry and songs often deal with themes of social justice. For more: wordspicturesmusic.com "Awakening" is in Short Circuit #07, Short Édition's quarterly review.
she tasted the sweetness of
the morning dew,
and spread her arms
in the wind, while
the storm she
survived blew into the
distance
the morning dew,
and spread her arms
in the wind, while
the storm she
survived blew into the
distance