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I Was Once

November 20, 2013
By Emma.Goble SILVER, Louisville, Kentucky
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Emma.Goble SILVER, Louisville, Kentucky
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To live is not to exist, but for every man to make himself more noble and find his own satisfaction.

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I was once a young child
swinging from the branches
of the shaded weeping willow
finding new adventures

I was once a sweet girl
who fell so hard for him
said he was the only
love i'd ever have

I was once a wise woman
sitting on her porch
rocking in my wooden swing
watching the sun set behind the lake

I was once a young child.

© Catlin B., Marblehead, MA

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