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Standing in the dark

November 2, 2009
By Katherine93 GOLD, Liverpool, Other
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Katherine93 GOLD, Liverpool, Other
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"the only person you are destined to become is the person that you choose to be" - unknown

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I ‘m standing alone in the dark
Waiting for you to light the spark.
To ignite the flame,
You will have to take the blame.
No one will believe I was there,
You will start to shred and tear.
Black is dark and white is pure
You’re the disease and I’m the cure.


You’re standing there in the dark
Waiting for me to light the spark
I will never ignite the flame,
And who’s to say that I’m to blame
This is because you start to fear
In the dark I shed a tear
I’m not dark and you’re not pure
I’m not a disease, you’re never a cure.

© Garrett M., Port Angeles, WA

The author's comments:
this is a piece about racism as any form of dislike towards another person because they are different completely disgusts me.
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lindseymarie SILVER said...
on Nov. 20 2009 at 7:14 pm
lindseymarie SILVER, Richfield, Minnesota
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Very nice

Good Imagery :]
baxy222 BRONZE said...
on Nov. 20 2009 at 8:20 am
baxy222 BRONZE, Huyton, Other
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If you don&#039;t have a good sense of humour, your better off dead- Roger Rabbit

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this is a great poem which I helped you write (I know the author and she said im allowed to say it) but yeah its still great
Katherine93 GOLD said...
on Nov. 18 2009 at 7:22 am
Katherine93 GOLD, Liverpool, Other
15 articles 0 photos 76 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;the only person you are destined to become is the person that you choose to be&quot; - unknown

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hate racism so this is a good way to make people aware that everyone is the same and shouldn't be treated any different