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January 23, 2014
By Zolenz DIAMOND, Musquodoboit Harbour, NS, Other
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Zolenz DIAMOND, Musquodoboit Harbour, NS, Other
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Favorite Quote:
The pain that have cost us, the evils which have never happened.
- Thomas Jefferson

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I've grown up
But not taller
It's seems my dreams
grow still smaller
For fear of defeat
Rejection is the current projection
I thought I could brave the day
But I'm sad to say
No I'm not taller
Instead I've grown
Smaller, smaller.

© Margaret K., Andover, MA

The author's comments:
I thought the lion could symbolize the potential lost in a predator that was lost. What we usually imagine for someone of that caliber. But instead this is the truth, this is what you see. A king brought to his knees, starving.
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ScarletIce4695 GOLD said...
on Jan. 7 2015 at 10:02 am
ScarletIce4695 GOLD, Karachi, Other
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U r beginning 2 be my fav poet.....Seriously i m impressed!!!