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Futile Efforts

April 7, 2014
By TheGianaJinx GOLD, Congers, New York
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TheGianaJinx GOLD, Congers, New York
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Favorite Quote:
"Things are getting too spicy for the pepper."

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i
cook for them,
i
glow for them,
i
dance for them,
i
sing for them,
i
burn for them,
i
exist for them,
but they
stomp
upon my flames,
and
throw water
upon my sparks,
and they put
me out.

© Hali S., Robinson, IL

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