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How Quickly

May 10, 2015
By KAndrew GOLD, Bow, New Hampshire
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KAndrew GOLD, Bow, New Hampshire
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.&quot; - Benjamin Franklin<br /> &ldquo;The question isn&#039;t who is going to let me; it&#039;s who is going to stop me.&rdquo; - Ayn Rand<br /> &quot;I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me&quot; - Phillippians 4:13

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How quickly a quiet death

Becomes a murder

When intestines spill, flooding the floor.

 

How silently a lonely man

Becomes a martyr

When the father speaks, whishing he had been more.

© Adam P., Goleta, CA

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