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A Little Too Common

October 20, 2009
By Amoskus PLATINUM, Western Springs, Illinois
Amoskus PLATINUM, Western Springs, Illinois
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The familiar screams of trucks
wake the resting building.
The easily influenced
pick away at the diminishing
timber of the windowsill
that belongs to their fourth floor apartment.
Top floor is for gawking at the accident below.
It’s all a little too common
for the aged two stories down.
A steel shield blocks their
remorse. Just a scurried glance will
cure their curiosity.
Other residents stay put,
covering any dangers
with meager clothes over closed
glass. Their lives too similar
to the cracked marble,
their only security.


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on Jun. 26 2011 at 3:03 pm
introducingshelby GOLD, San Diego, California
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;People change so you can learn to let go, things go wrong so you can appreciate them when they go right, and things fall apart so better things can fall together.&quot;<br /> -Marilyn Monroe

Wow.. I could see all of that in my head..

 

You're good. Real. Real. Good.