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April 28, 2011
By Phina ELITE, Fort Wayne, Indiana
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Phina ELITE, Fort Wayne, Indiana
102 articles 18 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Some of the best and most beautiful things cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart." Helen Keller

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A glass sits upon the table
Glittering in 60 watts of light
Beside a book
A spoon
And a phone

Red liquid swirls inside
Casting shadows on the book
Reflections and colors
Swirling in one mass

I lift the spoon and place it inside
The liquid swells to meet it
Rising up to embrace it
Like an old lover come home again

My phone buzzs lighting up
A name scrolls across the front
I close my eyes and pick it up
Sam
Time to face the music

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