little girl smile 

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be careful
be careful
with her

inside she is
still that little
girl and they
have not taken
that yet

for all her
snarling and
scratching she
is still that little
girl and they
have not taken
that yet

she is
a tiny blue egg held
in trembling hands

when
I am away and
think of her
hurt or
hurting
that silly wrench
turns in my chest

and when she
smiles that little
girl love smile
at me I always
always wonder
what is in store
for me next

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