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Barefoot Girl

We obey society's conventions

For fear there's much to lose

One of the unwritten rules

Is to at least try to wear shoes

 

You went barefoot like a peasant

A throwback to the days of old

I wondered about your welfare

I feared you might catch cold

 

You risked those feet on grass and stone

Burned one after dropping the kettle

The other was left hopping mad

Afte...

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