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October 15, 2010
By dylanlalala GOLD, Colchester, Vermont
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Favorite Quote:
"How vain is it to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live?" - Henry David Thoreau

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I see the heartbreak in your eyes
For you’ve been left without a choice
Behind your intricate disguise
I hear the longing in your voice

There is no ready compromise
This beast conceived cannot be tamed
I see the anguish in your eyes
But this is not a playground game

I have no use for childish lies
I want nothing but the truth
So sing your angry lullabies
And relish in undying youth

© Kathleen S., Maumee, OH

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