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Don't! Never!

Barbara c Kelch 1952 (Glens Falls, N.Y.)

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I wrote this Hyku some many years ago. Shocking then, as it is now, it is difficult to know or immagine, that we all live under the same threat today. I dont want to ever immagine life without a future, for anyone! Don't let it happen! Never!

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Written on January 24, 1984

Submitted by ruby_tues2006 on February 16, 2023

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Barbara c Kelch

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