by Mia Kroshka, age 11
If my life was a song,
I would sing along.
With the beat of the drum
And the fast-moving people
Left, right
With their heads up high,
As I skip down the trail,
With my head in a daze,
As we still hear music play,
Even from far away
I know it is me.
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