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• Poetry > Free Verse
  Ode to Chocolate

  

  By ObviouslyPaige, Somerville, ME

  Chocolate. Succulent. Magic. Waiting to be devoured. Calling to me. The remedy to all wounds. At that first moment the delicacy touches the lips, it touches the soul. Embraces it. All hardships are momentarily kept at bay, in that frozen instant That the chocolate nourishes the soul. ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  I hope I'm Part of the Reason

  

  By ObviouslyPaige, Somerville, ME

  You’re the first person I think to tell. To trust. When I talk to you, even your simple “aww’s” and “I love you’s” show me that you care. We used to compete, to quarrel, but now we look up to each other, while you do not know it. Though I am older, and should be the c...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Her Memories Now Lay on the Floor

  

  By ObviouslyPaige, Somerville, ME

  Snip snip snip. The smell of hair cream, of shampoo overwhelms her, making her dizzy. She just wants it to be over so she can have her lollipop. That restless girl tries to drown out the sound of scissors clashing away by instead listening to elderly women conversing over in the corner. Sn...
• Nonfiction > Heroes
  Author, J.K. Rowling

  

  By ObviouslyPaige, Somerville, ME

  My definition of a hero is someone who inspires, helps the less fortunate, and overcomes personal obstacles. One woman who I think fits this description is J.K. Rowling. At one time, she could barely pay the rent and care for her daughter, and now she is one of the richest women in England and h...