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  Free Fall

  

  By JustYourAverageDork, Severna Park, MD

  a ceiling of clouds above my head, and no solid ground beneath my feet. all i see are blue skies and brown eyes, yellow sunshine warming my heart. weightlessly i tumble, head over heels, nothing catching me but air as i free fall....
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  Torn Memories

  

  By JustYourAverageDork, Severna Park, MD

  Faded friends and torn up memories All packed away in collapsable boxes. I fold the corners down and try to make them stay, But no amount of folding can make me forget. Maybe i can find some spare tape lying around, Maybe I can dust off and fix up All the pieces of my broken self. Maybe if I ...
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  I am the Sun

  

  By JustYourAverageDork, Severna Park, MD

  I am the sun; let me rise I bring sweet beginnings To golden words recited By rough voices Over green, grassy hills In a silent, abandoned church Red-tipped cigarettes A hand-written letter "Nothing gold can stay" I am the sun; let me shine On a raging, red, crackling fire Scr...
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  Falling

  

  By JustYourAverageDork, Severna Park, MD

  Blue, stunning blue sky Stars glinting mischievously As the light drains from the day Brilliantly colored leaves Like the color of highlighters And thin-tipped Sharpies Used to make posters in class While outside a song moves the wind Curling around me, a memory With a wide smile like the m...
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  I will always be me

  

  By JustYourAverageDork, Severna Park, MD

  I am Klutzy, dorky School smart But street dumb Stunningly average Talkative and loud But quiet and shy I give good advice But never take it I am a good friend But have lost many I am a lot of things But I will always be Me...