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The Past

July 8, 2009
By Simplygraceful GOLD, Omaha, Nebraska
Simplygraceful GOLD, Omaha, Nebraska
12 articles 4 photos 12 comments

Scribbled biography
of a child
yellowing photos
who never smiled
Crayon drawings
that are now bent
little letters
that will never be sent
Tests and quizzes
aced with pride
are all in a box
pushed aside
She found a book
that no one was to see
she burned that book
that was once her diary



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Fangz PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 29 2009 at 7:48 am
Fangz PLATINUM, Ware, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas.

not bad at all. the rythm is a little awkward, though.