Just A Piece Of Cloth
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Complete Sat, Sep 6, 20147m
A short story is enough to tell the tale of how the children of war reminisce over the small pieces of their childhood, tainted with blood.
Blood.
They'd barely seen their home, their parents, their friends.
But blood...
That's all they'd ever seen since birth.
Ali and his sister relive a breathtaking journey that none of the first worlds galour can compete with
*Inspired by The Flag poem- John Agard
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