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Some Babies Just Know

Holly Day

that they’re born on thin ice
these
well-behaved children
of rape and
desertion
some babies just know
that they’re born on thin ice
born prettier than the rest
born smarter
than the rest
some babies just
know
that they’re born on thin ice
that the first time they screw up
they’re out of a home
that they’re always a hair’s breadth
from a state orphanage
or a paper bag dumped
by the side of the road
some babies
just know

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