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What used to be MAG

May 24, 2011
By Caroline Berns BRONZE, Valley Glen, California
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There used to be a welcome mat
A vacancy sign
An illuminated arrow
Pointing to the heart
Stitched on the sleeve of my sweater
Presently however
There’s a hole
And an absent adolescent male
With a freshly sewn Boy Scout patch

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unprocessed BRONZE said...
on May. 24 2011 at 11:31 am
unprocessed BRONZE, Oakland, California
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This is so clever and simple and lovely.