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Created on: August 13, 2008
The Little Red Coat
The little red coat,
Pristine in a morose, morning sky.
Her daddy's far away,
Innocent, a tiny child,
She doesn't ask him 'why?'
Seasons come and seasons go,
Time shows no mercy,
As days become years.
The little red coat,
Sits locked away,
Oblivious to a thousand tears.
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