Lara’s little corner of the world

Lara’s little corner of the world

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A prose poem from some years ago.

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Lara Büsing Rathod
Aug 15, 2025
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As a toddler – so young she would only remember it from stories – she wore nappies with pink tapes. This was not her choice.

It was labelled as “cute”.

As a young girl on her first day of school, she wore a denim dress with roses on the seams of the skirt. This was not her choice.

It was labelled as “grown-up”.

As a teenager, she wore deep-blue boot cut jea…

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