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Life's Fragility

May 26, 2010
By BeautifulXWallflower PLATINUM, Wyoming, Michigan
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Life is fragile.
Broken by a single bullet,
a few tiny pills,
a shiny knife.
So easily broken.
And yet,
we run through it.
Fearing little,expecting nothing.
A skewed perception of reality.
To blind to see
the cracks in the light.

© Matilda S., Perkinston, MS

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BeautifulXWallflower PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 6 2010 at 4:33 pm
BeautifulXWallflower PLATINUM, Wyoming, Michigan
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Thanks so much =)
CourtneyLou BRONZE said...
on Jul. 5 2010 at 5:49 pm
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Favorite Quote:
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Woah this one is my favorite :)