Caroline Bird — Little Children
Poetry Unbound
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Little children are like the csarist autocracy of pre revolution russia, their soft hands have never known work. They gasp at nudity like it's 19 12 and they're shocked by minor offences such as chip stealing. 98% possess zero faith in the concept of rehabilitation for adults, as far as little children are concerned. Their stance against marital infidelity is victorian. And their position on divorce, allians with the vatican city nuance, is irrelevant to the infant moralist. Forgivable mistakes occur before 16. After that, you're on your own.
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