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Too Late

December 2, 2011
By Calamine16 GOLD, Rochester, Minnesota
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&quot;Ordinary people can do extraordinary things if given a chance&quot; ~R. Limbaugh~<br /> Heaven is like Hawaii. I haven&#039;t been there yet.<br /> <br /> ~Michelle~

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She stood, tall and defiant
so sweet, so innocent
so real, but so unreal
a creation
from my imagination
it's too good to be true
a trickery
a loud bang
cries
her soft, dying breath
the words, at last, escape my lips
"I am sorry"
but it is far, far
too late

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