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Iff and Butt

July 2, 2010
By Jysithra SILVER, Jamestown, Rhode Island
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Jysithra SILVER, Jamestown, Rhode Island
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Peace is a lie, there is only passion.<br /> Through passion I gain strength.<br /> Through strength I gain power.<br /> Through power I gain victory.<br /> Through victory my chains are broken.

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Iff only
Butt never
I’ll love you
Forever
Don’t you like Princess rescue stories?
Maybe it’s so and maybe no
Believe in your own eyes and you’ll get into a lot of (heart) trouble
Believe in your friends eyes and you’ll think he likes you
He’s a sad peacock
But a beauteous one
Iff…have you forgotten that voice? That nose, those teeth?
Last time I was given a spare heart, a second chance
A little emergency something
Maybe you’ll get the chance to use it
It didn’t matter because that one broke too
Butt at least play a sad song on your violin.

© Kim B., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
A poem inspired by a school play performance of Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
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Jysithra SILVER said...
on Jul. 29 2010 at 11:09 pm
Jysithra SILVER, Jamestown, Rhode Island
7 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
Peace is a lie, there is only passion.<br /> Through passion I gain strength.<br /> Through strength I gain power.<br /> Through power I gain victory.<br /> Through victory my chains are broken.

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Erm...not entirely sure why there are two of these...