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I'm Going Home.

May 13, 2010
By Courtey SILVER, Wakefield, Other
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You can always find hope, even in the darkest of times, if you only remember to turn on a light<br /> ~Albus Dumbledore

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My life has never been perfect.
I was never a very good student.
But a university let me in,
I dug right in,
And now I'm going home.

I finally finished all my courses,
Two long years but I'm finally working.
My dad will smile,
My mom will cry,
Because I'm finally going home.

© Phyllie S., Far Hills, NJ

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