A Poem with Character

https://bnw-mag.blogspot.com/2018/10/jenne-kaivo-poem-with-character.html

The poem I wrote without any words has just been published in a special issue of Brave New Word magazine! I think I managed the rhymes pretty well, but it's not good for reading aloud.

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