Nutshells

Moving from drugstore chapstick

to lipstick napkins

from small-dosage cough syrup

to adderall pills

from jelly sandals

to orthotics

from pediatricians

to oncologists

from strawberry milkshakes

to non-fat franchise coffee

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This is growing up

in a nutshell

as long as the nutshell

has high arches

and sleep deprivation

and a fear of saturated fat