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