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August 27, 2011
By the_recreational_spirit GOLD, Halifax, Other
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look at life with every angle <br /> because the angle that you miss could be the one that changes your life

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I peered through the leaves in the rainforest I saw something moving in the brush.
Movements so smooth it was like watching a dancer.
I moved to get a better view at the thing.
*SNAP*
The thing stopped moving.
I stopped breathing.
Time stopped moving.
I hope it wouldn’t run away again.
We stayed like that until it started moving again.
I took a breath and snuck ever closer.
I was almost there.
Almost able to see it.
I jumped out of the bushes.
And came face to face with a mirror.

© Colleen F., Marblehead, MA

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