On Beautiful Things.



French Fries,
Tykes’ ecstasies,
Clean bruises and “F-streaks.”
How could something so healing cause
Cancer?

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Written on November 27, 2022

Submitted by SirManSquid on November 28, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Caleb Delos-Santos

Caleb Delos-Santos is a Junior double majoring in Acting for the Stage and Screen and English at Azusa Pacific University. He has four published poems and one non-fiction with West Wind Magazine, Outrageous Fortune, and GoldScriptCo. Writing helps him to improve his mental health. He dreams of successful careers in writing and acting. more…

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