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Beat After Beat
February 21, 2018
She woke at 4. Hair wet
from last night, stress builds. Beat
after beat, time passes slowly.
She hears her heart thud, beat after beat.
“Merry Christmas,” her dad says,
bringing a truckload of gifts inside.
© Francesca Y., Robbinsdale, MN
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This is written in a Korean poetic form called sijo.