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Children's Time


by Mark Waldrop


During what's called

"Children's time," one day at

church Sarah

slides her left foot halfway

out of her tiny ballet slipper

to show Davie her

toenails

are painted the same soft

pink as the inside of

her shoe.

 

"Look," she says.

"My toenails are invisible."

She shrugs and tilts her head,

slides her foot easily back

inside.

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