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The Silent Dove

September 26, 2011
By Akosua GOLD, Blacksburg, Virginia
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Akosua GOLD, Blacksburg, Virginia
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I was never afraid of failure for I would sooner fail than not be among the greatest.

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Dark eyes that slash the skin
wings that can't fly
chained in agony
forbidden to be
what it's supposed to be
brought to ruin
Like a dark&dangerous predator
Tossed about
Useless as a ball on string
No music, no emotion
Nothing, not even tears
Ripped of innocence
bathed in kerosene
and lit
Burnt slowly as if a wild criminal
won't you cry?
or sigh relentlessy?
Unleash yourself and fly.

© Andrea F. Philadelphia, PA,

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