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This is not an exit.

April 9, 2013
By SardonicBroccoli BRONZE, Lexington, Kentucky
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This empty house now burns
the smoke above it churns
the flames that rise
can’t shield my eyes
and yet the time wheel turns.

© Katherine A., San Antonio, TX

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Limericks are often funny. This one isn't.
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