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incense dreams JOURNAL - issue 1.3 - OMBRA e LUCE

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kaleidoscope . . .<br />

the way the light reflects<br />

on her eyes<br />

caleidoscopio . . .<br />

come la luce si riflette<br />

nei suoi occhi<br />

For the Love of Freckles<br />

She sits in the next aisle and a few seats in front of me. I watch her laugh and<br />

sometimes catch a glimpse of her face—slightly freckled with high<br />

cheekbones and short auburn hair. I don't know how many seconds it takes<br />

me to develop a crush on Kay. For a moment, our eyes meet, but she looks<br />

down.<br />

I confide my crush to Lee, my classmate in the desk adjoining mine. Before I<br />

can say anything, Lee walks up to Kay, sits beside her, and whispers<br />

something. Kay turns and smiles at me. Embarrassed and ashamed, I look<br />

down.<br />

After class, I rush through the hall, but Kay catches up and takes my hand.

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