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September 30, 2013
By LeahDay SILVER, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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LeahDay SILVER, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;The phoenix must burn to emerge...&quot;<br /> -White Oleander, Janet Fitch

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I did sparkle then –
Because I hadn't yet been
born.
And I wasn't yet a part of this
world.
So I could really be
imperfect.
Could I?
And, for me, perfection couldn't
have existed.
Could it have?
And so I think we can both agree.
Right?
I should never have left your
womb.

© Cynthia A., Phoenix, AZ

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I wrote this for my mother when going through a very difficult time in my life.
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