Taller

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He's grown taller.

I remember him being shorter by a head,

I remember him having a squeak for a voice,

I remember him making a fool of himself,

I remember him chattering with all the girls,

I remember him being a mere acquaintance,

I remember thinking that he was unusual.

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I also remember having a chat once,

He sang, too awfully high for my ears,

But it was a start, 

A start to a beginning that creates purity and fineness,

A beautiful creature, a secret's safety deposit,

And he gave me a key, made of the strongest material there could be,

And I know it's mine; he's mine; and no one is going to change that,

Because he's valuable, and

He's grown taller.






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