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  The Dead Girl.

  By Courtney B., Richfield, PA

  I found the dead girl in a lake while wandering a field I watched the crows circle around but somehow I could feel. I saw her lying near the edge to no fault of her own. And walking nearer helped me see that which I did not know. I wanted to reach out to her and grab her by the soul....
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  The Wind Sings Me To Sleep.

  By Courtney B., Richfield, PA

  I wonder where my life would be If I were caught somewhere between The ground and sky on the hanging tree. The truth, in tales, lies deep beneath. I wonder how my soul would cry If I spun circles in the sky And hid my truth between the ties That I had made in distant times. To live i...
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  The Meeting.

  By Courtney B., Richfield, PA

  Slowly approaching, the kink in my plan. Vast and deep, a gorge, not far ahead. Nearing the peak of the mountain, he stops. But a SECOND passes, and he hears it. THE MOST profound silence. And suddenly, he abhors himself, wishing he had never ventured up, for fear he may not be able t...