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Dead or Alive

February 25, 2016
By 7mielke GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
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Pure, warm breeze. A young boy sits
on the playground, relaxed.
Sandy fingers. His hands sense
the texture of every grain, impressed.
Memories. He sits behind a screen
typing on a dead keyboard, depressed.

© Danielle H., Jonestown,PA

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This is written in a Korean poetic form called sijo.

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