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On the Edge of a Kind Uncle Worth Keeping

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childhood

On the Edge of a Kind Uncle Worth Keeping

We used to play until the light went, and then a little after.

The old people in our town spoke slowly on purpose. They wanted you to have time to disagree.

The song she was writing kept changing its ending. That, she said, was a sign it was alive.

© 2026 Demba Kah · Written for Lumaa