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In the Blink of an Eye

August 1, 2012
By merlin SILVER, Anaheim, California
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merlin SILVER, Anaheim, California
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Believe in the good of people (that all people are inherently good) but trust no one.

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My life,
My friends,
My family,
All gone in the blink of an eye.

Must it be this way?
Does it have to end?
Has my time come?

I wonder,
I ponder,
I question,
Wasting what time I have left
In this world.

I used to be so happy,
So carefree,
But now it's all gone,
All gone in the blink of an eye.

Reality is catching up to me,
And I am losing all my innocence.
It's all gone,
All gone in the blink of an eye.

© Dena G., Pittsburgh, PA

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I wrote this in middle school.
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