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Silver

November 7, 2009
By kathrynnn SILVER, Durham, North Carolina
kathrynnn SILVER, Durham, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. - Dr. Seuss


Silver raindrops fall down
The sky is crying joyfully

The fragrance left is blissful
Lilac, cherry blossom, sweet pea

I remember sticking a thermometer
In a pot of boiling water

‘Ting!’ the thermometer breaks
Silver liquid emerging into the pot

Smile at me
Won’t you please

I want to see your perfect,
Not quite white, not quite straight teeth

Tell me something
I didn’t know

I want to hear your liquid,
Silver voice, bubbling in my ears

I wish I could catch my breath
Enough to say something back

I don’t think you’re boring
You leave me speechless

I’m just afraid that silver liquid
Will cover everything

The author's comments:
This poem was basically me writing down everything that was going through my head. Something made me think of a time when my mom was helping me with a science project, and, for some silly reason, we put a thermometer in pot of boiling water and it broke, of course. I came to compare this guy's voice to the mercury. (:

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