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02Dec07

a faded home video causes time to stop
a child is waiting with her infant sister
she turns to the camera with apple round
cheeks from her uncontainable smile
she’s going to meet mickey mouse
but as she gets closer her smile turns
and she nervously looks at the person
standing behind the camera, imploring help
it’s her turn and she starts to shake her head
the cap is put back over the lense but
you can still hear a stern voice saying
“don’t be silly, we’ve waited in line for an hour”
and a much smaller voice starts to cry and says
“don’t make me go alone”

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