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Last August MAG

January 10, 2010
By BrattieBroonet41 GOLD, Natick, Massachusetts
BrattieBroonet41 GOLD, Natick, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
"I've come to the conclusion that if having things turn out the way you wanted them to is a measure of a successful life, then some would say I'm a failure."-One Tree Hill


Sunlight reached into the room
Its veins bending through the glass,
Watercoloring an aura
around his fist-sized head
like a helmet.

A football player
he will be.
Strong legs
that have been running in place
for months
conditioning himself for
Friday night games
under the lights.
The student body chanting his name;
a fraction of the fans
he'll have as a professional.

His eyes are
a blue which I have never known
but now I will never
let myself forget.
His toothless smile.
His breathless cries.
The way he grabbed onto my finger
when he first realized
that even if he never knew
I would always be his mama.



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on Jun. 25 2010 at 4:31 pm
BrattieBroonet41 GOLD, Natick, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
"I've come to the conclusion that if having things turn out the way you wanted them to is a measure of a successful life, then some would say I'm a failure."-One Tree Hill

Thank you so much!

on Jun. 15 2010 at 9:10 pm
Tayy♥ PLATINUM, Winchester, Indiana
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Favorite Quote:
Forget your past live in the present and plan for the future

this is beautiful !(:

on Apr. 22 2010 at 5:51 pm
BrattieBroonet41 GOLD, Natick, Massachusetts
14 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I've come to the conclusion that if having things turn out the way you wanted them to is a measure of a successful life, then some would say I'm a failure."-One Tree Hill

After some consideration with my creative writing teacer, the title of this poem has been changed to "Our August"