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Sam McKenzie Jr.
Sam McKenzie Jr.

Nov 6, 2017

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You Think This Is A Costume? No Way.

An Address To Undress The Costume Treatment

Photo by Malik Earnest on Unsplash

She was the only one on the bus without an eye on me.

I watched. I waited for her to glance my way.

Nothing.

Everyone else did, except her.

It sounds vain to me, but I wondered, “Why isn’t she staring at me?”

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