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The international magazine of stories, poems, and art by young writers and artists. Published continuously since 1973.

Rainer’s Mind

By Rainer Pasca

Age 14

Published May 23, 2021

I was in a forest with nothing
but my mind. It opened
a little bit—

lifted its mouth like a shark.
Suddenly, a bird.
Snap, said my mind.
Delicious! I didn’t
even say hello.
I just walked home.

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