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How can we love that kid?

How can we stop saying no?

How can we stop saying don’t?

How can we stop trying to make him,

      make him start loving his life?

How can we make him stop?

How can we love that kid,

      make him feel it,

      make him love us back?

How can we love that kid?

 

 

© Michael Fleming

Brattleboro, Vermont

November 2012

 

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