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

Rainer’s Mind

by Rainer Pasca

Age 14

Published May 23, 2021

I was in a forest with nothing
but my mind. It opened
a little bit—

lifted its mouth like a shark.
Suddenly, a bird.
Snap, said my mind.
Delicious! I didn’t
even say hello.
I just walked home.

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