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The international literary project for students 8 - 18. Stories, poems, and art by young writers and artists since 1973.

Dyslexia

by Lilly Davatzes

Age 11

Published May 1, 2022

Letters crash

around me like

waves in a storm,

knocking me down,

pulling me into

the sea of words

as distractions fly

around me like

birds.

Birds,

like words,

dive down in a

swarm.

Lilly Davatzes — Lilly Davatzes, 11
Jenkintown, PA