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Step By Step

April 4, 2013
By Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
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Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
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&quot;If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.&quot;<br /> Henry David Thoreau<br /> <br /> &quot;I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once.&quot;<br /> John Green

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Its strange how our paths
Are erased from our minds;
The stepping stones of life
Vanish before our eyes.
Sometimes they fork in two,
Sometimes it’s a one-way road.
Either way, we struggle down this path;
Obstacles are placed strategically.
One wrong step can leave us
Tumbling.

We are blind from the future
Yet linger in the past.
We only see what we can,
Only see what we want.
We try to grasp the stones
Under pressure
But our limbs slide from
Its hidden surface,
Slipping away from existence.

So the question remains:
When can we truly perceive
The path in front of us?

© P.J. M., Hull, MA

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Hanban12 ELITE said...
on Jul. 26 2013 at 10:49 pm
Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
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&quot;If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.&quot;<br /> Henry David Thoreau<br /> <br /> &quot;I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once.&quot;<br /> John Green

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Thank you sooooooooooo much! It means the world to me that someone is inspired by my work; after all, its what writers are put on this earth to do, yeah? :)
Enderman GOLD said...
on Jul. 26 2013 at 3:18 pm
Enderman GOLD, No, Texas
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You just made me rethink my entire life.  After reading this it makes me think about things that I never would have before.  The way you write, even if you put it bluntly, it comes out sounding beautiful!  You are truly an excellent writer and have to be one of the BEST on TeenInk!!!
Alex_Writer GOLD said...
on Apr. 16 2013 at 8:53 am
Alex_Writer GOLD, West Palm Beach, Florida
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&quot;In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.&quot; ~Eleanor Roosevelt

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You put it so well, and the rythme was great!  I also loved your word choice.
Fallen_ PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 15 2013 at 4:52 pm
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It was capture amazingly great job
Tman2 GOLD said...
on Apr. 12 2013 at 9:19 am
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You captured the feeling beatifuly