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The American Nightmare MAG

December 2, 2017
By ShelbyGrey PLATINUM, Ashland, Kentucky
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ShelbyGrey PLATINUM, Ashland, Kentucky
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You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars.

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the silhouette of skyscraper mountains,
the forests of weeds sprouting up from the cement,
this city was never meant for me.
this city doesn’t listen when I whisper my confessions beneath
the industrial ruckus
doesn’t care that I grew my roots here,
from behind the navel to below the grave
this city is here to collect the debts from drooped collars
and emaciate the once supple.
we breathed into the steamboats that caressed the Mississippi’s
muddy bosom
and watched them carry our dream’s away,
tucked in the cargo hold.

© Hannah B., Linwood, NJ

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AlaNova ELITE said...
on Feb. 3 2018 at 2:52 pm
AlaNova ELITE, Naperville, Illinois
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Dalai Lama said, &quot;There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called YESTERDAY and the other is called TOMORROW, so today is the right day to love, believe, do, and mostly live...&quot;

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That was so powerful. BRAVO!