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Posted: 29 Dec 2025, for the WONDER OF SOUL'S EXPRESSION Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Nette Onclaud

My Inner Child

the child within me speaks too soon
before the words are filtered clean
raw gut feelings gush out
brimming with unguarded emotions
flickering like a candle's flame,
hoping their candid naivety
can be caught, felt, tasted—before snuffed out
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