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March 23, 2011
By kharizmatikk GOLD, Livingston, New Jersey
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Today you are you<br /> That is truer than true.<br /> There is no one alive<br /> Who is youer than you.<br /> <br /> Dr. Seuss

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there is a man
an old man
back broken
a somber marionette

one hand reaches out
a jerky tug
by puppeteer

he holds a cup
he doesn't shake it
like the others do

let the quiet
jangle of coins
ring through the streets of san juan

i wonder what he might say
this aged puppet
if those rusted lips
could open

a cry for help
a sour joke?

i don't even speak spanish.

© Kirstin A., Baldwinsville,NY

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InfinityandBeyond01 BRONZE said...
on Jul. 1 2012 at 6:45 pm
InfinityandBeyond01 BRONZE, N/a, California
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Stay Strong! &lt;3

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!Hermosamente escrito! <--- that means beautifully written in spainsh:)
DreamingOutQuiet SILVER said...
on Jun. 8 2012 at 4:54 pm
DreamingOutQuiet SILVER, Round Rock, Texas
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&quot;Time and the bell have buried the day,<br /> The black cloud carries the sun away&quot; - Elliot<br /> <br /> Oh if life where made of moments, even now and then a bad one. Oh, if life where made of moments then we wouldn&#039;t know we had one. - Into the Woods

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This is so very beautiful(: