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opportunity

November 10, 2009
By greygardens SILVER, Lombard, Illinois
greygardens SILVER, Lombard, Illinois
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time is closing in
clocks wind at a dizzying pace

each second lost
like a crumpled dream
a second less to find your name

life goes whooshing past
people dying every day

oblivious to how they've rushed through life
blind to the precious moments they've lost

their time has run out
you have minuets to spare

how will your life be different
how will you show what you have to share

take time to make an impact
change a life
answer a prayer



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on Dec. 30 2009 at 10:29 am
sleeplessdreamer PLATINUM, Raleigh, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
"I have always wanted to write in such a way that people say, 'I have always thought that but never found the words for it.'" -anonymous

AHH! LOVE IT! This is great. one of the best i've read yet

on Dec. 7 2009 at 10:34 am
greygardens SILVER, Lombard, Illinois
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aww, thanks :)

on Dec. 6 2009 at 9:11 pm
SilverDawn GOLD, Burnaby, Other
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Whoa, great poem there! I especially liked the second stanza. Very meaningful and I love your choice of words. Keep writing! (:

on Dec. 4 2009 at 2:10 pm
L@L@girl PLATINUM, Traer, Iowa
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Favorite Quote:
If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. ~Toni Morrison

I admire that your poem is thought-provoking!