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Sides of Pride
Trouble lies in feeling proud.I was taught that itโs a sinand that I shouldnโt share aloud some gift with which I was endowed.My gloating crow and Cheshire grinburst that...
Conjuring a Son
Mom asks, โHowโs your son?โevery time I visit now.(Iโve never had one.) She asks it loudlysweetly crinkling eyes as ifshe knows Iโll proudlytell his latest news:Timmy learned to stand...