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November 13, 2012
By Meleah17 SILVER, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
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Meleah17 SILVER, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
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"All the best people are, mad" -Alice in wonderland

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In the dark,
The children sing,
Why oh why,
Don’t they just scream?

Tiptoe around,
Careful of every move,

Trees turn brown,
Rain drops drip,
Children still sing,
Laughter begins,

Shattering now,
Shattering how?
The light seeps threw,
Things turn wrong,

Why oh why,
Didn’t they scream?

© Mary A., Fullerton, CA

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