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  Wylie Mao

  

  By wyliemao, Lake Forest Park, WA

  I lost my innocence and became human four minutes past six on the second day of September, 1995. My young parents carried me home, tears streaming and hearts high. Mommy took me out of the car seat and held me tightly, but not too tightly because, you know, that would kill me. Daddy drove with more ...
• Nonfiction > Memoir
  Apples and Cadillacs

  

  By wyliemao, Lake Forest Park, WA

  I lost my innocence and became human four minutes past six on the second day of September, nineteen-ninety-five. My young parents carried me home, tears streaming and hearts high. Mommy took me out of the car seat and held me tightly, but not too tightly; because you know, that would kill me. Daddy ...
• Poetry > Song Lyrics
  The Streets of a Busy City

  

  By wyliemao, Lake Forest Park, WA

  Wafting through the air, a sweet smell. A bitter stench, broken through, a knell. The creed of man, proves fruitful. Men on the streets, powerful, colourful. Stands on corners, shouting never fades. Busy families hustle along, people of all shades. Some broken wood, an...