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What do you mean you can't see pluto?

January 26, 2010
By -Emie- SILVER, Wayland, Massachusetts
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-Emie- SILVER, Wayland, Massachusetts
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&quot;Well-behaved women seldom make history.&quot; - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich<br /> &quot;Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed.&quot; - G.K. Chesterton

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it's right there
in plain sight
up above
right there in the sky

you can't tell me it's not a
planet
of course it's a planet
why must you lie?

does lying make you happy?
they tell us not to lie
so
shouldn't you be sad?

The author's comments:
Inspired by Billy Collins and e e cummings. Lack of capitals and minimal punctuation is intentional.
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HeatherBee BRONZE said...
on May. 8 2010 at 7:49 pm
HeatherBee BRONZE, I Live In, Texas
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Go on and try to tear me down. I will be rising from the ground, like a skyscraper<br /> <br /> Love is louder than the pressure to be perfect

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hah awesome:DD u hav kool poems!!
Boosflash DIAMOND said...
on May. 7 2010 at 10:47 pm
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
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What the front door.

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I love this and I love you for writing it-i love the title. write more titles like this and people will wanna read your stuff.