Twenty-Four

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she cast a glance at me

back over her shoulder,

gum smacking in between

her perfect teeth.

she looked nothing

like the little girl i once befriended,

the one with wild curls

falling into over large eyes

and

muddy feet.

i didn't have the nerve

to tell her

that i missed that girl. 

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