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Ubi Sum?

January 6, 2011
By ShadoWhisper BRONZE, Ludlow, Massachusetts
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Where is the laughter, the bright child running free?
Where is the child, in the embrace of a family?
Where is the family, now broken and blamed?
Not here, no longer. Not since the Games.

Where is the entertainment that they enjoy so much?
Where is the enjoyment, and the root of such?
Where is the root of these lies and claims?
Not here, never was. Not in the Games.

Where am I, trembling from cold?
Where is the cold, from within is it controlled?
Where am I, no longer controlling my flames?
I am here, in the dark. Here in the Games.

© Dana D., Gansevoort, NY

The author's comments:
This piece is inspired by a book called The Hunger Games. It might not have much meaning for those who havn't read it, but I do hope you enjoy in anyway. The title loosely means "Where am I?" in Latin.
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ViralGirl BRONZE said...
on Jan. 18 2011 at 2:58 pm
ViralGirl BRONZE, Springfield, Massachusetts
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&quot;No man can be called friendless who has God and the companionship of good books.&quot; <br /> - Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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My point exactly.
ShadoWhisper BRONZE said...
on Jan. 18 2011 at 2:43 pm
ShadoWhisper BRONZE, Ludlow, Massachusetts
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Well, my Thousand Suns thing is going to have a relativly happy ending... Well...okay, so maybe not,  but-
ViralGirl BRONZE said...
on Jan. 18 2011 at 12:24 pm
ViralGirl BRONZE, Springfield, Massachusetts
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&quot;No man can be called friendless who has God and the companionship of good books.&quot; <br /> - Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Touche. You do seem to be incapable of writing anything with a happy ending.
ShadoWhisper BRONZE said...
on Jan. 18 2011 at 10:42 am
ShadoWhisper BRONZE, Ludlow, Massachusetts
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Me? Write something NOT depressing?

 

...yeah, good luck with that...

ViralGirl BRONZE said...
on Jan. 18 2011 at 10:24 am
ViralGirl BRONZE, Springfield, Massachusetts
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Sigh. It almost made me cry. Again. You really have to write something that doesn't make me cry.