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January 13, 2013
By marissaposner GOLD, Bethesda, Maryland
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Favorite Quote:
"And some mornings I’d wake in daylight to find my body covered with paw prints in blood; I looked as though I’d been painted with roses"- Annie Dillard

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You can’t save everyone,
Not even all the innocent children,
Waiting for mommy to come home.
You can’t absorb the pain
Of ashes through a kiss on the forehead
You can’t stroke her cheek
Without making her bleed
But she loves you anyway
Even if she follows the night
Instead of you.

© Steve S., Marblehead, MA

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