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Ode to a Leaky Faucet

July 15, 2013
By emilyschmemily PLATINUM, Medford, New Jersey
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A single pearl of water
clings desperately to the edge
of the shiny metal spout,
hanging over a porcelain abyss.
It shivers and trembles
as it gradually augments
and loses its grip,
weakly struggling.
It falls,
heart-stoppingly sudden,
a perfect drop for a millisecond,
before it splatters onto the porcelain
and trickles down the drain.

© Krista S., Austin, TX

The author's comments:
We had free time in chemistry one day and there was a leaky faucet right in front of me... so naturally I wrote a poem about it.
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