A 2012 Image + A 2024 Poem

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©Oliverio        Eugene, OR

 

I saw her shadow

on a wall

and prayer helped

make me small

so I could crawl

inside her shawl

And so I did...

then we had a kid

so hip and cool

our home is her school

 

She's shy and tall

and hides

inside the wall

 

Inside my head

so it's been said

 

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© PAUL OLIVERIO

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