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Sophie Leggett, 2020 Original Poetry Winner
Heartstrings (In Short)
I am sitting next
to a man on the subway
who is reading
the comics section
and smiling to himself.
The woman across
from us is kissing
her baby on the forehead.
I don’t know how
anybody can know
anybody without falling
a little bit in love.
Sophie Leggett
Gold Key, 2020 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
May 28, 2020