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What my life demands

April 27, 2011
By Laiya94 SILVER, Ny, New York
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"a bird cannot fly high unless using his own wings." : (an old Jewish proverb)

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If I could pen the tears,
That hold my loss,
If I could cry tears of shame,
That would emboss
My face with pale streaks,
Leading down from eyes,
And hold a pen
In shaking hands,
To let the universe know,
What my life demands.

© Susannah B., Greenwich, CT

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