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There is a Gatsby in all of us

June 11, 2014
By rhenn12 GOLD, Langhorne, Pennsylvania
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"The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining" - John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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We all hope
Especially when it makes no sense to hope
But that is the way of the human heart
Galvanized in a thin sleek layer of hope, there is a Gatsby in all of us
The voice that drives us towards the unattainable vision of Elysium
There is a Gatsby in all of us

© Rachel M., Camarillo, CA

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