Sober Child
March 19, 2018How many times had he dashed past me? He’d run and run, climb onto the thick stone walls, stretch his arms into the ribs of morning light, shake his head,
How many times had he dashed past me? He’d run and run, climb onto the thick stone walls, stretch his arms into the ribs of morning light, shake his head,
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