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Flight

August 26, 2016August 26, 2016 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

I caught the paper plane as it glided past. Confused, I unfolded it & lay it flat. The pencilled letters were stark: “Let me fly”.

Nest

August 21, 2015 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

Where Abe saw a nest, Abi saw nets. She sawed at the tangles, her hope like blunt scissors. One day, finally, her heart flew.

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