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Mar 15
poetry
NiñaEstrella

for you, for me

avocados, pears, forget-me-nots.
she twirls out a list and smiles. 
dental floss. chapstick for me.
don't forget avocados
i already wrote that, see?

mangos, conditioner, a new coat.
she bites her lip.
avocados!
shush.

lotion, rice cakes, candles.
a new notebook.
why?
for me. 
muffins, for breakfast. 
avocados!!

pausing, she strokes my hair and giggles.
avocados.

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Posted: 03.15.21
About the Author: NiñaEstrella
“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.” ― Oscar Wilde
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  1. Stargirl
    Mar 16, 2021

    I LOVE this! I don't even have the words to describe how it makes me feel :) Absolutely incredible, super gorgeous

    ( I think I made you up inside my head )

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  1. NiñaEstrella
    Mar 16, 2021

    Awww thanks!! <3

    “If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.”
    ― Oscar Wilde

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  1. [email protected]
    Mar 16, 2021

    I agree with Stargirl! "She twirls out a list and smiles..." what a wonderful image!

    YWP Executive Director
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  1. NiñaEstrella
    Mar 16, 2021

    Thank you :)

    “If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.”
    ― Oscar Wilde

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  1. Musiclover13
    Mar 16, 2021

    this is so sweet, I love it!

    Enjoy! I love writing and this community (:

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  1. NiñaEstrella
    Mar 16, 2021

    Yay!

    “If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.”
    ― Oscar Wilde

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  1. saskiag
    Mar 17, 2021

    i love the way you name things in threes: "lotion, rice cakes, candles" "mangos, conditioner, a new coat" such nice images

    saskia g

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