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The Sound

October 1, 2013
By pumpkatepie BRONZE, Cincinnati, Ohio
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"To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong." - Joseph Chilton Pearce

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I will never forget that sound.
The sound of people’s lives falling, falling.
Burning.

The sound of pain.
The sound of despair.
The sound of the grieving.

I will never forget that sound.
The sound that frightened my heart into galloping faster.
The sound that caused me to stop looking and stop thinking.

The sound of withering hope.
The sound of no more chances.
The sound of the ones who stopped clinging.

I will never forget that sound.
The sound that made me feel lost.
The sound that made her give me a hug, even though I saw tears on her face.

The sound of seven-hundred girls screaming for their sister to come back to them.

Even though they knew she couldn’t.

© Courtney K., Bethel Park, PA

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Dedicated to J.H. May she continue to smile.
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LeviLerma BRONZE said...
on Oct. 8 2013 at 10:21 am
LeviLerma BRONZE, Los Lunas, New Mexico
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"We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone."

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oh naw made me cry in a good way i loved it
pumpkatepie BRONZE said...
on Oct. 7 2013 at 4:08 pm
pumpkatepie BRONZE, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Oh gosh. Sorry to make you cry. But thank you, I guess. 
pumpkatepie BRONZE said...
on Oct. 7 2013 at 4:07 pm
pumpkatepie BRONZE, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Thank you. I needed an outlet. I wasn't exactly thinking straight as I wrote it, so it's just emotion. 
Demoderby PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 4 2013 at 5:18 pm
Demoderby PLATINUM, Pontiac, Illinois
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That was really emotional. I felt real, hard emotion when I was reading this.
LeviLerma BRONZE said...
on Oct. 4 2013 at 11:28 am
LeviLerma BRONZE, Los Lunas, New Mexico
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wow......that very very good. I loved it. it made me cry......nice work