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April 15, 2009
By gymnastjcb SILVER, Wheeling, Illinois
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gymnastjcb SILVER, Wheeling, Illinois
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Happiness depends upon ourselves.<br /> Aristotle

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Her bony fingers
entwined in mine,
I give her a squeeze
and look her in the eye.
Staring through my tears,
I face her fogged gaze.
She never thought I'd tell her
she needs to change her ways.
Squeezing my eyes tight,
a tear runs down my cheek.
She squeezes my hand back,
her hold somewhat weak.
Now all I do is pray
and thirst and wish and hope.
My palms are getting callused
so I let go of the rope.
My eyes shift to the side
to her bag lightly packed.
And I pray today will be the day
I get my sister back.

© Sarah Q., Leawood, KS

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hannahlouise15 said...
on Jun. 1 2010 at 10:50 pm
hannahlouise15, Thorntown, Indiana
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speechless is how this left me
TheSummoningFreak PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 1 2010 at 9:46 pm
TheSummoningFreak PLATINUM, Lugoff, South Carolina
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if you can never let yourself fall you&#039;ll never know what it&#039;s like to love

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i love this. it's so good i started crying

well done and beautifully written

AndTheVinesSpin GOLD said...
on Jun. 1 2010 at 6:55 am
AndTheVinesSpin GOLD, Romulus, Michigan
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&quot;Love is the Movement&quot; -TWLOHA<br /> &quot;Love is our weapon.&quot; -Christofer Drew<br /> &quot;I&#039;ma get me a High School Diploma, even if I gotta steal one!&quot; -ThisKidInMyMathClassLol

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Dude, you have no Idea how well I relate to this... I'm touched to the point of tears
scarletP SILVER said...
on Dec. 13 2009 at 6:30 pm
scarletP SILVER, East Lansing, Michigan
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&quot;A smart girl listens but doesn&#039;t believe, kisses but doesn&#039;t love and leaves before she is left.&quot; <br /> -- Marilyn Monroe

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amazingly written...made me think and i have got to say, u brought tears to my eyes. wonderful.
soinlove SILVER said...
on Dec. 8 2009 at 11:15 am
soinlove SILVER, Parish, New York
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omg this is soo good it gave me goose bomps!!! this is awesome. so much emoation in it. nice pic beside it too. good job
dani09 BRONZE said...
on Dec. 6 2009 at 12:43 pm
dani09 BRONZE, Winchester, Missouri
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A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words

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this was really good, the last line, was what took my breath away, awesome work. you have a talent! :)
Ricepaddy BRONZE said...
on Dec. 5 2009 at 9:04 pm
Ricepaddy BRONZE, Menifee, California
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&quot;When you dream, everything becomes possible. So when you reach the top of the mountain, you keep going.&quot; ~ Chad Eastham

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Nice, I enjoyed the way you kept the meaning of the poem a secret till the end so we would continue to read it. You write well. Keep it up! :)
Kortny_Mae GOLD said...
on Dec. 3 2009 at 9:54 am
Kortny_Mae GOLD, Davenport, Iowa
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&quot;I&#039;m not short!...I&#039;m fun sized!!!!!&quot;

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this is really touching...ur a really good writer and i hope u write more:)