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Haunting Eyes

November 8, 2011
By Lynsey BRONZE, Portland, Connecticut
Lynsey BRONZE, Portland, Connecticut
4 articles 5 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring." -Marilyn Monroe
"Sometimes you have to run away just to see who will follow." -Anonymous


With haunting eyes, she stares at her home there.
She’s the only one to watch over her siblings,
As disease took her beloved mother,
And war sent her father away.

She looks over the land, and wipes away a tear,
As all she sees is pain and suffering.
Glancing at her brother, she sees her dad,
Her sister is a spitting image of her mom.

At only ten she is too young for this job,
She should be carefree, having fun with friends,
Not worrying about food and clean water.
She wonders why this is the path He chose.


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