eight years old

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she puts her lunch away

and zips up her coat

for the rain


she knows

all the kids know

they are going to run


today the weather doesn't matter


they are going to chase each other

around the trees

across the field


she looks forward

to the little time they have

to be kids every day


today is wet and muddy


she hides behind the slide

while the others look for her


she is soaked through

down to her shivering skin


she is having the time of her life

and hopes it will never end


today is paused

to continue the next day

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