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“Bittersweet” by Alixa Brobbey

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They say that heaven is a pure white fruit, And I must pass through darkness to get there. Some days what they mean is that I must pass through life in this dark body before inheriting one of theirs. I think I tasted heaven once, but it wasn’t entirely sweet. First, I walked a lonely […]
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Rachel Rueckert is the current editor in chief of the Exponent II Magazine. She is the author of EAST WINDS.

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