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Warmth

December 10, 2008
By Jilybeanrb SILVER, Prentiss, Mississippi
Jilybeanrb SILVER, Prentiss, Mississippi
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Favorite Quote:
"Margo was not a miracle. She was not an adventure. She was not a fine and precious thing. She was a girl." ~Paper Towns


Winter.
It makes me hate everything from the
Air I breathe to the place I come home to.
But only because it's cold,
And that is my nature.
Even when everyone around me is warm.

It doesn't change, the way it stings my body--
Any exposed skin is fair game.
Daddy wears shorts and a t-shirt,
he is comfortable.
He would never turn the furnace on just for me.

Winter.
It makes me an imposter in my own home--
Like I'm always running away naked to the next warm place,
A blanket, a bathroom heater. To the next warming book,
To your arms.

One day we'll have a house of our own.
And, if we wish, we can burn it all down
To keep me warm.



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SAM.D BRONZE said...
on Oct. 6 2010 at 8:25 pm
SAM.D BRONZE, Lorain, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
"it's all good" =)

i love this!