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September 4, 2014
By Darcy152 BRONZE, Saskatoon, Other
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Darcy152 BRONZE, Saskatoon, Other
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Favorite Quote:
As long as men die, liberty will never perish." ~ Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator

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I'm that brittle leaf

that falls into pieces

when you pick me up

and leave me speechless

 

I'm that old sock

you wore holes into

tatters and tears,

into the trash with you

 

I'm that dripping faucet

that can't stop leaking

fall and break apart

you like the sound of me seeping

 

I'm that old t-shirt

expected to still fit

I'd rip at the seams

you'd enjoy it

 

I'm that fire that rages

free, strong, and true

burning down the old

to make way for the new

 

I'm that escaped butterfly

vibrant colours shown

it took being bound up

to know I could have flown.

© Molly H., Lynden, WA

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Darcy152 BRONZE said...
on Sep. 10 2014 at 9:42 pm
Darcy152 BRONZE, Saskatoon, Other
3 articles 0 photos 6 comments

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