VOX Teen Poetry: Little Light
Zayla Bryant
May 3, 2022
Little light, tell me why you always stand alone? Your fearsome fire deserves to be admired by those near and far Your light so fervent
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Little light, tell me why you always stand alone? Your fearsome fire deserves to be admired by those near and far Your light so fervent
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