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The Wishing Well

August 2, 2013
By Abaigeal BRONZE, Manchester, Vermont
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Abaigeal BRONZE, Manchester, Vermont
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"I'm bound to get fresh wounds, even before the old ones have healed, and I will inflict wounds on other people. Each one of us carries a knife. Those are the rules, Paleiko." - The Center of the World

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wishing well lover who had fallen away -
what you thought you wanted was just a dark, empty space.
a dreamer who believed in a cure for all the coins wasted,
a lover who seemed so true, so untainted.
gritty little stones lining the well, but you were blind;
you dreamed of love, you believed in time.
childhood fantasy, little girl wish -
after all those days of stolen coins from that dish.
standing there now in your torn little dress,
outgrown, unwanted, passing at best;
you don't know what you need,
but you still feel free;
fly away, sweet dreamer.
welcome home, disbelief.

© Elizabeth H., San Bernardino, CA

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