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Best Friends and Neighbors
Best Friends and Neighbors
by: Yen Le
She is an honest person where we keep our secret stories
She is a bubble gum brought from my pants pocket in class
She is sardines and cake for tea on Wednesdays
She is her mum still very tall to my small
She is dancing classes on Saturday mornings
When we can’t go out to play
She is Jasmin the beagle who we walk by the road
She is funny extra teeth that will have to come out before long
She is a bookshelf full of novels in a library at school
She is my bestie ….