Urchin Spells (It's not my gig)

Devilment glimmered

in sparkling emerald eyes



Giving rise

to barely contained excitement

painted over tiny features



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Expectant

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Waiting for praise,

aknowledgement of the gift:



52 ‘perfectly'-labelled keys –

The letters repeated, A-Z,

in order, alphabetically



But mother will say

teaching is for me

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