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Alone in a Big Place

March 5, 2010
By FromChaosComesClarity BRONZE, Muskegon, Michigan
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Just an orange x on the wall;
Alone in a big place.
As people pass by,
Do they really see you?
All you wish for,
Is to be covered by a fresh coat of paint.
As unimportant as the x may seem;
It is still a part of the wall.

© Lena K., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
I was inspired to write this poem, by a field trip I did with my writing class around the school. We were told to look at things that stood out to us and see where those things could take us with our thoughts. I happened to stumble across this huge orange x on one of our walls; it looked like spray paint had been sprayed there. That got me thinking about a bunch of different things, which lead me to write "Alone in a Big Place."
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FromChaosComesClarity BRONZE said...
on May. 25 2010 at 5:08 pm
FromChaosComesClarity BRONZE, Muskegon, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
"To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world."

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Hmmm I wonder who you two are....
plarson said...
on May. 23 2010 at 4:40 pm
Nice job!  Enjoyed.
KKimbrough1234 said...
on May. 22 2010 at 12:06 pm
Very nice!