Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #214

Words: Thirst, Share, Stories, Breath, Apart, Feign, Run,
       Stars, chain, First, Roots, Roads


They sat in the library
feigning nonchalance–
these kids who thirsted
for stories that were
not their own.  They shared
common roots, and ran down
the same rough roads.  Author
entered the room to
an audible intake of breath.
First book up was about stars.
Apart from an occasional cough,
the children's chain of reaction
was silence.  Nothing was said
about current violence in
their neighborhood, or school.
When the readings ended, kids
had a new light of hope
in their eyes.

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