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Sonnet to my Cousin

August 8, 2013
By Nana_ BRONZE, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we&#039;re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.&quot; - Walt Disney<br /> <br /> &quot;No one is born with a purpose, a purpose is born because of you.&quot; - Nana

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I no longer feel as though I'm left alone.
The dark is gone, the mirror is shattered.
The scars have subsided down to my bones.
The only reflection that has mattered.

Is the youthful and beautiful tan skin.
That covers deeper and more fatal wounds.
That the light may hide and binds with a pin,
And covers pieces of hearts in their tombs.

But she controls the light and reflects it.
And burns the rays into the mirror shards.
And makes my loneliness no more a pit.
And has the bones played like a deck of cards.

Our wounds may be harsh, our scars may plea,
But I am to her as she is to me.

© Caleb W., Newton, MA

The author's comments:
Sorry for the unclear lyrics but my cousin is my life and i can't live without her support.
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Nana_ BRONZE said...
on Aug. 19 2013 at 2:13 pm
Nana_ BRONZE, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we&#039;re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.&quot; - Walt Disney<br /> <br /> &quot;No one is born with a purpose, a purpose is born because of you.&quot; - Nana

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Thank you :)
nelehjr DIAMOND said...
on Aug. 19 2013 at 12:41 pm
nelehjr DIAMOND, Lingle, Wyoming
60 articles 11 photos 379 comments

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Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.

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I'm glad you're so tight with your cousin! I'm just not good with poetry so I didn't really understand most of it...