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May 17, 2012
By Watson, GOLD, Billings, Montana
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Watson, GOLD, Billings, Montana
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&quot;When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.&quot;<br /> <br /> -Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

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Empty people
Filled with empty words
Do they care?
Do they see?
No.
The fast-light
And quick-signs
Steal their attention
Steal their inner peace
They cannot see the sky
Where bright stars shine
They only see the night
And its blackness.

© Claire C., Hanover, MA

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Donahue8 BRONZE said...
on May. 29 2012 at 9:35 pm
Donahue8 BRONZE, Lansdale, Pennsylvania
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this is really goo! and very true! It really captures the shallowness of many people. great piece