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The Glass Box

September 24, 2011
By Allie99 SILVER, Saginaw, Michigan
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Allie99 SILVER, Saginaw, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Hard work beats talent when talent doesn&rsquo;t work hard.&rdquo; ~Tim Notke<br /> <br /> I am of few words for you, but many for my paper. ~Anonymous

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People are not
meant to be
in glass cabinets.
Not as
the Hope Diamond.
To sit idly by
as mother's best china.
They are not
meant to shatter
after the first drop.
Not meant
to withstand
years of wasting away.
People are people,
not meant
to sit and
look pretty
sit and
be perfect.

© Alexandra T., Chelsea, MI

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