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June 30, 2010
By jschara94 SILVER, North Freedom, Wisconsin
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jschara94 SILVER, North Freedom, Wisconsin
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Favorite Quote:
"We still live! We still love! We shall die dancing in each other's arms!" -Dr. Faustus

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Jotting down my soul in blue eyeliner
as i gag and dry-heave emotion
on the backs of cheap paper placemats
only then do i recall
that my fuchsia-tipped fingers
were formed by the same hands
that sculpted the broad mysterious curves
of the ocean
and conducted the very first
symphony of
night.

© Greg K., New Lenox, IL

The author's comments:
This piece is all about how inspiration strikes at the oddest of times. I originally wrote this poem on the back of a library reciept in purple crayon. However, I feel that that is the best part of writing...the spontaneity! It makes me realize just how incredible the gift of writing is.
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