Back and forth his legs swing
Small hands are clasped
On the cool counter
Underneath the wonderfully soft
Locks of bright red hair
Solemn blue eyes watch
As his mother swirls
Around the pale mixture
In the bowl that used to hold
Oranges
Small hands are clasped
On the cool counter
Underneath the wonderfully soft
Locks of bright red hair
Solemn blue eyes watch
As his mother swirls
Around the pale mixture
In the bowl that used to hold
Oranges
This piece has been published in Teen Ink’s monthly print magazine.




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