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THE pit of dirt

May 5, 2014
By myles hellstern BRONZE, Logan, Utah
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The musk of silence fills the air
Sharp blades of green blanket the ground
Mounds sit praising Black stones above
Crows mock our outfits
Black and white
We reach the scene
A bottomless pit
A chest full of bones
We hoist the box down
So no one will know

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