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Frail Bodies


There frail bodies sway in the wind 

The rhythmic sound of the small feet hitting the dirt

Fear flows through the veins of each young child

Submisive yet abandon to their own defense 

no one to love or care for them in the world 

they are child soldiers

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Chloe Elizabeth Hadden

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