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City Haunting

January 2, 2014
By SammiCaramela BRONZE, Somerset, New Jersey
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Crowded streets and chilly air,
I dreamed that I might see you.
Or perhaps I hoped.

Though distance counted miles apart,
the heart never felt so near.

I swore I heard your voice
and saw your sister at dinner.

Your favorite chocolate caught my eye,
but I knew better than to buy it.

Because the stars knew their place
as did I
in that city of shining lights.

I couldn't compare,
though I wanted to believe
I would come out alive.

As soon as the fast lifestyle slowed its pace,

I had never felt so alone.

© Hoang P., Rochester, NY

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