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March 25, 2010
By MimiHawkins BRONZE, Fort Collin, Colorado
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MimiHawkins BRONZE, Fort Collin, Colorado
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you AmAze me.
how you mAnAge to make the world a LiTTLe brighter
by just existing.
you’re like SuNShine during the rain.
in pieces, you are the same
as EvEryonE ElsE.
a warm smile, GOrGeOus EyEs,
thin wrists, cold hands,
but to my AmAzEmEnt,
aLL those things create
YOU.
and you AmAze me.

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I was given a list of one hundred words, and one hundred days to write a short peice about each. This is the first, inspired by my dearest Violet...
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