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Turn Around

May 11, 2012
By Oblique27 PLATINUM, Milwaukie, Oregon
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I will not
Break open
At the slightest touch

I will not
Falter
On the broken steps

I will not
Cry
When it all goes wrong

I will not
Shiver
When the cold
Reaches my core

I will not
Fall
When a cliff emerges

See the light
Reach my eyes

See my lips move
To the rhythm
Of the music

See the pain
Stop at the door
And turn around.

© Eveliz V., Bayamon, Puerto Rico

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