He lies on the beach
blue shorts, red tee
Runners on his feet
Not asleep
though he looks it
He won’t be walking
any more
Only three years old
he doesn’t know he’s gone viral
Too late for him
But there are children
in our care
on Nauru
also not running
Dispirited, bored, abused
they feel viral instead
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