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The poetic city: On the family trip, her smile

May 24, 2021 • Creative Writing, Uncategorized

A smile that goes on forever. (Photo: Wiki Commons)

On The Family Trip: Her Smile

If I die before

my granddaughter

grows up,

I will die knowing

that I’ll be remembered,

even if she doesn’t

remember me…

I will know it

by virtue of the smile

she gave me when

I happened to be

the first person

she saw this morning

on the family trip.

Reece Burka

8/31/2020

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