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A young girlwas asked to become an adult
 before her time
 to care for a child
 not her own
 and to take on responsibilities
 she could not handle
 trying to replace
 a loved one,
 finding it difficult
 until she was told
 not to
 and yet she kept trying
 to face the world
 without tears or fear
 happiness a simple mask
 but it was not to be
 for she still had time
 to be treated as a youth
 instead of the adult she tried to be
 
Katie Templeton
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