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September 26, 2013
By Mohrenweiser SILVER, Yangon, Other
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He shut the door
The shining light faded
Leaving a small gloom
slowly dying
that small moment
between life and death
we stood to watch
initiative was not our profession
finding solutions were
yet with answers we were unable
looking for action
that second died
doors shut
the gloom disappeared

© Molly L., Bethesda, MD

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When opportunities are thrown at society, we strike at the last minute
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