by Haley King
I.
I learned the purple and blue
marks were ones of pain. They led to what
happened coming at you from everyone
who notices. I had this grape-color
on my knee for two weeks from falling on the pavement trying
to learn how to ride my bike. My mother said they made me
look stronger. I saw
I learned the purple and blue
marks were ones of pain. They led to what
happened coming at you from everyone
who notices. I had this grape-color
on my knee for two weeks from falling on the pavement trying
to learn how to ride my bike. My mother said they made me
look stronger. I saw
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