42 Miles by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer

Until this year
my parents lived
four blocks apart
in Cincinnati.

Until this year
I went
to Liberty Elementary.

Until this year
I was average height
had clear skin
and didn't need glasses
to see the blackboard.

Everything
was easier
until this year.


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