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Playing Patty-Cake Amidst the Turmoil

June 8, 2013
By henryab522 SILVER, Mequon, Wisconsin
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My own self, at my very best, all the time.

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Sometimes I lend myself to frivolity,
if only to escape the ugly truth of life.

But I can't play this game eternally,
for the reality is wantable.

And so I put down my frills,
to face the baby that lies,
face-down in the dirt.

© Alberto E., Houston, TX

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