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Another Day

December 19, 2011
By Bookworm007 GOLD, Madison, Missouri
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Bookworm007 GOLD, Madison, Missouri
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Practice like you are the worst. Play like you are the best.

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I sit and listen,
To the tick of clocks,
To the click of pens,
And to the silent hum of boredom…

I sit and watch the clock,
Ever so slowly,
Ticking by,
My life fading before me,
But after all,
Today is just another day…

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Bookworm007 GOLD said...
on Jan. 19 2012 at 7:27 pm
Bookworm007 GOLD, Madison, Missouri
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Thanks!!! I wrote it for a short poem assignment but was thinking of adding more so thank you for commenting!
EPluribusUnum DIAMOND said...
on Jan. 16 2012 at 7:59 pm
EPluribusUnum DIAMOND, Woodbine, Maryland
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&quot;I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; <br /> I lift my lids and all is born again.<br /> (I think I made you up inside my head).&quot;<br /> -Sylvia Plath

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I liked this, but it was pretty short. I'd love to hear more.