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Overwhelmed

The table is strewn with papers. Books are piled up at its edges. The floor is covered with loose papers, toppled piles of books, pencil shavings. The Student is no longer sitting in the chair. It is pushed away from the table.
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I Left Them

I left them all to dieBefore the sun was highI did not say goodbyeAs I left them all to die I left them all to dieNo tear came from my eyeI let my joy then flyAs I left them all to die I left them all to dieHere’s my reason whyTheir chains I would defySo…
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In The Beginning, Unpublished Writing Award, Runner Up

Yesterday I received my certificate in the mail. My heart is full…
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Bed Crumbs

There is a Stinker sitting in the middle of the bed. She wears an impish smile while stuffing bread crumbs and strawberry slices into her little cheeks…
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Waiting

I hate waiting It’s not a joke It feels like dying Wreathed in smoke I hate waiting Inspirations death Loss of momentum Steals my breath…
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Dancing Snow

After a night of troubled sleep, I wake up tired, but ready to get my two eldest children out the door for their last day of school. Our regular one week March Break will now be 3 weeks…
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