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June 3, 2010
By smilethroughthestorm BRONZE, Laredo, Texas
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They hold my hand back
when it twitches to save him
"One for millions?" they ask
I want to open my mouth
to say his life is worth mine
but I stay silent and watch
the darkness slowly swallow him up

© Elizabeth G., Marblehead, MA

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