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Before Pen Met Paper

January 7, 2011
By hancampbell GOLD, Woodside, California
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;You may say I&#039;m a dreamer, but I&#039;m not the only one. I hope someday you will join us, and the world will live as one.&quot; &lt;3<br /> <br /> &quot;Not all who wander are lost&quot;

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I was faceless.
A blank page,
worth nothing.
A mere sillhouette,
living in a world
of color.
Whose name,
not even I
knew.

I was nothing
greater than a
coarse grain,
lost in the
deserts of time.
The sandstorm
carried me where
it liked; I had
no say.

I was nothing.
Not even a wall,
whose purpose is to stand.
Not even a shadow,
whose purpose is to
shade.
Not even a rock,
whose purpose is to
be.

I wasn't.
I didn't exist.

Until pen
met paper,
and my life
began.

© Michael H., Mildford, CT

The author's comments:
A short piece about who I was before I discovered my love for writing. As writers, I'm sure most of you can relate(:
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hancampbell GOLD said...
on Jan. 19 2011 at 6:51 pm
hancampbell GOLD, Woodside, California
19 articles 0 photos 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You may say I&#039;m a dreamer, but I&#039;m not the only one. I hope someday you will join us, and the world will live as one.&quot; &lt;3<br /> <br /> &quot;Not all who wander are lost&quot;

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Thank you so much! (: