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Just a Taste

November 17, 2010
By TheArchitect ELITE, Madison, Wisconsin
TheArchitect ELITE, Madison, Wisconsin
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Favorite Quote:
-Anything said by Mr. T
- Ill be in my bunk
- Im so clever that half the time I don't even understand what I'm saying


a tiny sample
a taste
a brief
fleeting
one
a quick finger dipped into the pot
I lick it clean before anyone sees
a moment
swift
guilty
we let ourselves slip
but
you will make sure
it never happens
again


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on Dec. 6 2010 at 7:58 pm
SpringRayyn PLATINUM, Lakeville, Minnesota
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Favorite Quote:
"Don't punish yourself," she heard her say again, but there would be punishment and pain, and there would be happiness too. That was writing."
--Markus Zusak, "The Book Thief"

Who is 'we' and who is 'you' in this poem?