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Little Ones

Tenderness

By Jessica McGlaughlinPublished 24 days ago 1 min read
Little Ones
Photo by Heike Mintel on Unsplash

Bitters’ freezing tear

Vanquished by tiny fingers

Softly melting me

Haiku

About the Creator

Jessica McGlaughlin

"The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing."

A piece of paper taped to a wall of an elementary school said this, it really resonated with me.

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