Stone Soup

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TRUST

Trust is like leaving a dog alone
and knowing it won’t knock over your pawn
on the forgotten chessboard.
Trust is believing love won’t last
but knowing that hope will go on
always reborn.

Tatiana Rebecca Shrayer
Tatiana Rebecca Shrayer, 13
Brookline, Massachusetts