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January 26, 2014
By brittlizo BRONZE, Johnston, Rhode Island
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brittlizo BRONZE, Johnston, Rhode Island
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"Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable." Cesar A. Cruz

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I had goals
until I began to feel the ache
of the ruler which is perpetually
slapping my knuckles.
I had goals
until I heard the whispers
of my peers reciting letters and
numbers
like the savage lurking in my bed
sheets.
I had goals
until I was pushed by a darkness
into the pages of my nightmares
where an apathetic gauze clouded
my vision.

© Ben C., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
In school, I am constantly feeling like I'm falling behind even though I am doing well. This piece illustrates what goes through my mind while I am trying to catch up.
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