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Desolation Row

October 12, 2011
By Two_Hands_And_A_Heart BRONZE, St. Peters, Missouri
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The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention. -Oscar Wilde

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Here we are
Sitting
On Desolation Row
And we wonder
How we got here
But how would we know?

We lay here
Day in
Day out
And wonder
When our sand
Will finally run out

I want
A simple
Yes
Or no
I want to know
When will I go?

Will I go?

© Stefanie C., Little Falls, NJ

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Lexie96 GOLD said...
on Oct. 26 2011 at 4:44 pm
Lexie96 GOLD, Havana, Illinois
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Like it, and it's well written! Check out my work sometime?