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January 5, 2013
By noboundaries77 GOLD, Cedar Grove, New Jersey
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&ldquo;For I know the plans I have for you,&rdquo; declares the LORD, &ldquo;plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when &ldquo;For I know the plans I have for you,&rdquo; declares the LORD, &ldquo;plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,&rdquo; declares the LORD, &ldquo;and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,&rdquo; declares the LORD, &ldquo;and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> -<br /> Jeremiah 29:11-14

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I shut my books and turn off the light
Slip into the covers, sighing
The sheep turn into checklists as I close my eyes
Sliding into an uneasy sleep
The tap tap of my shoes against the hard pavement
Dilapidated apartment buildings in disarray
Paint peeling off the stairways, exposing the ugly black beneath
Suddenly, the scene fades
my feet are sinking into the ground
and lifeless trees reach out to me with their spindly fingers
a muddy swamp, orange like the color of vomit
slipping and sliding
its sucking me in
a slither
I hear it
Dark shapes that appear from nowhere
Lurking in the murky waters
I shiver and swallow
but my mouth is dry
They smell the fear and feast upon it
Crawling closer…closer
I’m trapped.
surrounded.
Great scaly backs
small treacherous eyes
the mouth that opens to swallow
the pointed teeth that smile at me
Frantic inside
the fear chokes me
But I can’t move.

© Ciara B., Kennesaw, GA

The author's comments:
This was an assignment for my English class-we had to write a poem about a dream. This poem is based on an actual dream that I had one night during a really crazy and stressful week...so yeah, hope you enjoy it! :)
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