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January 28, 2010
By Aro_To_The_Heart PLATINUM, Mandeville, Louisiana
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Aro_To_The_Heart PLATINUM, Mandeville, Louisiana
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Favorite Quote:
Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than hands?<br /> <br /> -Ernest Gaines.

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My body is a planet
Plain and simple, that's a fact
My feet form the mountains
While toes make up the peaks
My hands produce the plants
And fingers grow their roots
My chest becomes a rolling plane
Covered with streams of sweat
While the stomach is a barren desert
That gently rumbles and sighs
My legs are soft steel beams
Holding up a building so tall
Hair is like swaying reeds
Rippling in a silent breeze
My heart, at last, is the center core
That keeps this planet going...

© Julia R., Bethesda, MD

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xLpoet SILVER said...
on Feb. 12 2010 at 7:03 pm
xLpoet SILVER, Bristow, Virginia
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THIS IS TALENT! The correlation between body parts and land is so unique and I'm stunned. Keep writing for sure. I hope that this will be published.