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  Cracked Paint

  

  By AthenaBook, Arlington, VA

  I know you see all those ads every day On billboards, computers, leaflets You see them reflected on the youth of today The skinny jeans, the low shirts, The cleavage and the boxers That’s what style is now: Being the same as everyone else But do you remember That old, worn step? In ...
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  Of the Looking Glass

  

  By AthenaBook, Arlington, VA

  Trees share stories as the wind whispers through them An eager audience, a playful listner. Flowers sing hymns as the sun shines upon them A heavenly grace to bask in Alas! a bed! 'Tis to late to make the adventure of flying away Missed chances of wishes floating just beyo...
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  Vélodrome ?Hiver

  

  By AthenaBook, Arlington, VA

  There is a city Across the water Buried in secrets Washed in tears There is a city Across the water With forgotten history And bloodied soil There is a city Across the water With dying children And parents who are no longer Living There is a city Across the water With walls and...
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  Liberated Beauty

  

  By AthenaBook, Arlington, VA

  I came to live, to find myself, and seek my soul. I came to discover, to explore differences, and find a place where nobody holds the higher ground. I came here to find what society and people both lack. To make peace with the water and friends with the dancing wind. I came here to qu...
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  Just a Simple Smile

  

  By AthenaBook, Arlington, VA

  This city with streets Paved with broken wishes And broken promises This wind Singing lost hopes And lost dreams This billboard with pictures Of weary, Hungry People This water That does not jump and dance Across the sand, But simply slides Lethargically These minds Filled ...