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Ron Riekki

Muhammad Ali

 
I sat next to him
at an airport.
 
There was tape all around him
to keep people away,
 
but I was a little boy
and walked under it
 
and plopped down
next to him.
 
He looked down at me
with a smile the size
 
of history.
Cameras flashed.
 
 
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