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the other side of time

Ron Torrence

beautiful alicia
always
at the center

penny
small    hesitant    afraid
nobody noticed

alicia
soared
toward stars
she was born to

penny
    pushed
        pushed
            pushed
against degradation
she was born to

in the end

alicia’s star
just
beyond
her reach

penny
discovered
pathways
to liberation

alicia jumped
from her window
despair

for penny
each step
up the staircase

no matter

how slight

was

victory

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