A short film commissioned by CBC based on a poem by Canadian poet Irving Layton.
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A popular high school girl is harassed by a delinquent boy until they are placed in creative writing class together. Through written words, they create a bond, but tragically a bond that cannot withstand her social pressures or his brutal home life.
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