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Lighter than Air

July 15, 2013
By emilyschmemily PLATINUM, Medford, New Jersey
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"Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?" -Albus Dumbledore

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The feeling I get
when you touch my hand,
when I catch your eye,
when we share a grin,
is like the moment before a freefall,
like I'm leaping up into a smiling sky
or suspended over the edge of a wonderous waterful.
A thousand butterflies take flight in my stomach,
I am lighter than air.

© Katya K.

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