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Meet Me Halfway

May 12, 2014
By CourtCourt DIAMOND, Franklinville, New York
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CourtCourt DIAMOND, Franklinville, New York
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Favorite Quote:
2 Corinthians 12:9
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. ” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

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your eyes require so much,
delving deeper into my soul
than even i dare to go.
afraid of slipping off of the
stepping stones, i wait on the shore.
staring after you, your
child-like body bouncing,
effortlessly moving from one
to another.
a head swivel. eyes lock.
magnetic attraction drawing me
across the stones.
you break the connection
in order to take your final
leap. i wait for you to glance back,
to help me cross
this final terrain, but
you don’t. your eyes
were fulfilled. i’m left, stranded,
halfway across the river,
slipping further away.

© Hannah B., Linwood, NJ

The author's comments:
There's always someone who you follow around like a lost-puppy, theat one person who you see everyday and every. tiny. microscopic. thing that they do is beautiful to you. This is my testimony to that person.
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