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She Lived in the Past too Long, and Never Left

February 2, 2013
By Theemptyechoes PLATINUM, Pawlet, Vermont
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Theemptyechoes PLATINUM, Pawlet, Vermont
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"And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same."

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Her room of memories

wasn't anything too special,

just an empty room

with every colour one could think of

on the walls,

the colours weren't paint though,

they were in pictures.

Millions of pictures over lapping

each other

covering the walls, and ceiling

some even were on the floor.

Everywhere she looked

was a memory,

good and bad,

terrible and wonderful,

sad and hilarious.

For hours she would sit,

looking at her memories,

not too long

she never left

and she became

a memory,

herself.

© Philip J., Diamond Bar, CA

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If one dwells on the past too much, they won't be able to live in the present.
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