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December 14, 2011
By rainbowsnowleopard GOLD, Boise, Idaho
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one teenager sent a message to a newspaper saying: two homosexuals moved across the street. she wondered what she could do to improve the quality of the neiborhood.<br /> <br /> the response: well, you could move

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I wish I could wish it away
The eternal sadness that seems to stay
The pain inside me that never ceases
I wish I could wish it all away

I wish I could wish it away
Tormenting pounds it seems to lay
The steps that sound a little bit louder
I wish I could wish it all away

I wish I could wish it away
Happiness seems to have wondered astray
Joy a husk of hallowed hope
I wish I could wish it all away

I wish I could wish myself away
Teddy bear picnics, and everlasting play

So every day I whisper to myself and say
I wish I could wish it all away

© Winston C., Jamaica Plain, MA

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this is an old piece from 7th grade
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sunny.all.day. GOLD said...
on Sep. 5 2012 at 6:54 pm
sunny.all.day. GOLD, Potomac, Maryland
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&quot;If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.&quot;<br /> &mdash; A.A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh)<br /> &quot;writing is a struggle against silence&quot; carlos fuentos<br /> You miss 100% of the shots you don&#039;t take.&quot;

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I like this! :) It's short and sweet but it says a lot, especially the 2nd to last stanza.