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∴ no school today

dawn’s defiance
a radical rebellion
just past oatmeal
pre-bus ride
to the threshold
we go

all clothes discarded
in revolt
craving freedom

no school today

no confines
no curriculum
no teachers

grasping bare truth
she stood firm
a bold proclamation

yearning for the refuge
of her own pages.

with a nod
and a wry grin
unadorned
my little rebel child
slipped
into the cocoon of her blankets
nestled with a tome

no school today ∴

∴ i admire you like the sun
she declared
as she dipped below the horizon’s edge
i cherish you like the moon
she expressed
as she began to wane in the night sky
i adore you like the stars
she confessed
as she shimmered, distant yet radiant
i revere you like the cosmos
she surrendered
as she merged with the expanse at the break of dawn ∴