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Written by Violent Yan from Virginia, USA Such a fond lollipop-memory Childhood's beginnings all gummy drops  Life sweet in its sugar packet  A fairytale of possibility, of endless time Childhood's beginnings all gummy drops Before years march on to adolescence So that we wish for a return to a Life sweet in its sugar packet Before years march on to adolescence Barefoot dancing on shag carpet So that we wish for a return to Stress not enshrouding our shoulders  Barefoot danci

Written by Liesl Ma from Massachusetts, USA Dear Kim Kardashian,  You are a beautiful person, and teenage girls like me admire your ambition and success. You’ve built a billion-dollar empire, redefined celebrity influence, and shaped modern beauty trends. Yet with such power comes responsibility. You are in a position that very few women will ever be in: you can define the global beauty standard. I follow you on social media. I use your products, but I can’t shake the feeling

Written by Cindy Miao from Maryland, USA you’re wearing the yellow jacket your daughter lent you  despite her protests, you say, it’s my time to go  your knees shake as you climb aboard the bus, and as it pulls away years fall from your shoulders, folding away into city dissonance  despite her protests, you said, it’s my time to go  raging fire against your mother’s watery eyes, home spilled down her cheeks years fell from your shoulders, folding away into city dissonance wou