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And you asked why

November 13, 2011
By babyscars SILVER, Los Lunas, New Mexico
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I dont dance just because I'm alive. I am most alive when I dance!

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Why?
Why is the sky blue?
The sun bright?
your shoes purple?
How should I know?
I made none of these
Sure I bought the shoes
But I didn't make them
You ask to many questions, kid
I'm only curious
Sure, but why don't you find it out yourself?
You ask too many questions, teenager

© Emily B., Liverpool, England

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Show some patients to children... They're only curious;)
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