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Fallen Behind

May 26, 2011
By flyinggemini GOLD, Wayne, Pennsylvania
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I've fallen
behind.
I know
this.

Maybe my
face
is coming
out
maybe my
hair
is lengthening, my
fingernails
still
growing, coated in
newly bought
pink
polish.

But I've
still
fallen behind, just
like
I'd always
suspected.

© Claire E., Bethesda, MD

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Anagam BRONZE said...
on Jun. 27 2011 at 3:36 pm
Anagam BRONZE, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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I love  this poem <3 sometimes I feel the same same way :/  5/5 stars