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Hashtag Kalakar

Why Is It Worth It?

Hashtag Kalakar

Sep 20, 2025

1 min read

By Richard MacNeill

Why do we fold laundry

to be immediately

tussled and ruffled and worn

and thrown and sometimes torn?

Why is it worth it?

I’ll tell you why.

Why do we teach

these kids we want to reach

when backwards and ripped are all the books

put away in the wrong nooks?

Why is it worth it?

I’ll tell you why.

One day you will miss it

By Richard MacNeill

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