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The Bomb

April 18, 2011
By M.Smith BRONZE, Devon, Pennsylvania
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M.Smith BRONZE, Devon, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
"One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it's worth watching."

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Shaped like an arrow, pointing downward. Suspended in the air like a crystal bird, hovering above the dark town. It floated there for a moment singing, singing and screaming.

THUD

It collided with the earth with an inhumane shock. For a moment it seemed as if everything froze in time.

BLAST

Fire engulfed the town, swallowing everything in a fiery blaze. The little girl with the ringlets, the little boy holding his blanket, the elderly woman clinging to her son.

GONE

No time to scream. No time to run. No time to cry. No time to pray.

SILENCE.

© Jessie W., Wichita Falls, TX

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Close your eyes and try to imagine it.
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Mortimer-Micheals-Jacob-Joyce GOLD said...
on Oct. 10 2011 at 1:14 pm
Mortimer-Micheals-Jacob-Joyce GOLD, Edgar, Wisconsin
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;And when I&#039;m gone, just carry on, don&#039;t mourn<br /> Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice<br /> Just know that I&#039;m looking down on you smiling<br /> And I didn&#039;t feel a thing, So baby don&#039;t feel my pain<br /> Just smile back&quot;-Eminem

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Nice use of imagery, you did a good job of capturing a few split seconds, and provided me with a very vivid picture of what happened.
dundee BRONZE said...
on Apr. 26 2011 at 6:40 pm
dundee BRONZE, Kailua, Hawaii
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;...From so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.&quot; -Charles Darwin

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terse and to the point, i like that. i wrote a story about the bombing as well, so this encourages me publish it. good on ya
TheGuardian BRONZE said...
on Apr. 23 2011 at 9:35 pm
TheGuardian BRONZE, Bath, New York
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Never take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.&quot;

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good story! definitely short and sweet. not sure if its a story or a poem, but i like it none the less =)
AnnaBaldwin BRONZE said...
on Apr. 23 2011 at 8:52 pm
AnnaBaldwin BRONZE, Hixson, Tennessee
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.&rdquo; <br /> -- Howard Zinn

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Wow really good, short and sweet. Keep it up