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January 26, 2013
By stillheartless PLATINUM, Eugene, Oregon
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stillheartless PLATINUM, Eugene, Oregon
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Favorite Quote:
"I love you. I love you. I send this message through my fingers and into his, up his arm and into his heart. Hear me. I love you. And I'm sorry to leave you." -Jenny Downham

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Empty is your bed
and your arms are vacant too
like the sky once was
before her star-lit eyes
lit up the moon and the sun.

© Erin H., Carrollton, TX

The author's comments:
another poem I had to write for English. This one's called a Tanka. Its a system of syllables going 5/7/5/77. I quite like it.
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