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The Present

by  Swoo

Posted: Friday, April 21, 2006
Word Count: 56







Thank you for the present. It’s beautiful.
I’ve kept it in my room all these years.

Everyday I look at it and think of you.
That silly green spiky thing, just like us.

I heard you died on November 7th.
I opened my curtains. Birds were feeding in the garden.
Parrots.They were so noisy and funny.