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A Burden to Take

March 2, 2011
By EmmaBelle GOLD, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
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Work until your idols become your rivals!

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Strangely I cannot
Sing a tune on tune for you
My voice has shattered

A light in my world
Has been exterminated
To you I’m cripple

But to me it’s more
A piece of my heart ripped out
A burden to take

Eyes open frantic
With screaming piercing through air
A nightmare, a dream

© Sindha A., Champaign, IL

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Every night I think of this. And every night I think:is this true to me too?
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