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Runaway

April 28, 2010
By maybeshannon DIAMOND, Keller, Texas
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&quot;you just can&#039;t recreate stupid.&quot; --jacobbbb<br /> &quot;i just saw the picture of epicness... M&amp;M guitar!!&quot; --kevin brown<br /> &quot;our love is so dumbbb&quot; --sean kingston<br /> &quot;if perfect&#039;s what you&#039;re searchin&#039; for then just stay the same&quot; --bruno mars &lt;333 =]

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Remember all those
children's books
where
running away was
simple,
easy?
Tie some clothes and a snack
to
then end
of a stick
...and just run--
walk--
away...
May I join you?
No,
I don't have much.
Just paper and
a pen.
But really, that's all I need.
Paper
as the cloth that's holding my
"running-away things"
and the pen as the stick,
balancing the weight.
May I join you?
Please?
I may not go far, or even
move at all,
but I am still
a runaway.

© Mary A., Fullerton, CA

The author's comments:
if only it were that simple to just get away from the world for a while. give me a paper and pen and i'll be fine, but sometimes that's just not enough...
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Boosflash DIAMOND said...
on May. 25 2010 at 2:03 pm
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
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What the front door.

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thats what they all say. your welcome captain. ig uess nobody likes my raw eggs anymore....
maybeshannon DIAMOND said...
on May. 25 2010 at 1:41 pm
maybeshannon DIAMOND, Keller, Texas
53 articles 0 photos 48 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;you just can&#039;t recreate stupid.&quot; --jacobbbb<br /> &quot;i just saw the picture of epicness... M&amp;M guitar!!&quot; --kevin brown<br /> &quot;our love is so dumbbb&quot; --sean kingston<br /> &quot;if perfect&#039;s what you&#039;re searchin&#039; for then just stay the same&quot; --bruno mars &lt;333 =]

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ehm thank youu?? haha no to the eggs part but sure as heck for the "giving you great works like that" =]P
Boosflash DIAMOND said...
on May. 24 2010 at 11:31 pm
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
55 articles 0 photos 2066 comments

Favorite Quote:
What the front door.

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yeah thats all you need. we wont even feed you or clothe you-we'll just force raw eggs up your nose until you agree to keep giving us fine works like this. 5 stars captain.