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Alive

April 3, 2009
By 3lizuhb3th BRONZE, Bath, New York
3lizuhb3th BRONZE, Bath, New York
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;What is family?<br /> They were the people who claimed you. In good, in bad, in parts or in whole, they were the ones who showed up, who stayed in there, regardless. It isn&#039;t just about blood relations or sharing chromosomes, but something wider, bigger. We have many families over time. Our family of origin, the family we created, as well as the groups you move through while all of this was happening; friends, lovers, sometimes even strangers. None of them are perfect and we can&#039;t expect them to be. You couldn&#039;t make any one person your world. The trick was to take what each could give you and build a world from it.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> - Lock and Key.


Colorful and alive,
Is what I used to be.

Now my color is fading,
As I'm getting older.

I once was part of a barn,
Held my head up high,
As I kept everything together.

Now I sit inside a classroom,
Watching kids pass me by
Everyday,not even noticing who I am.

They look at me like a
Block of wood with no meaning.

But I once did have one,
That they don't even know or care about.

So I sit here,
Waiting and waiting,
To have one last chance to be alive.


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