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When my best friend walks
a foot too close I flinch.
That doesn’t feel right.
Is it possible to
walk upon the earth
hand in hand,
to rise up and touch stars
that are just reachable,
without touching once?
It feels impossible.

Cora Burch
Cora Burch, 13
Van Nuys, CA