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October 4, 2009
By perpetualwednesday BRONZE, Maricopa, Arizona
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there is a lull
in conversation

more than that
awkward silence

concrete
between words needing to be spoken

the mixture of
anxiety and guilt

truth spills out
and friendship is gone forever

© Erica P., Wolfforth, TX

The author's comments:
So I had an English assignment a few months back. This is one of the poems that materialized because of it.
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Inkspired PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 12 2009 at 12:18 pm
Inkspired PLATINUM, Whitby, Other
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&quot;If one will scoff at the study of language, how, save in terms of language, will one scoff?&quot; - Mario Pei<br /> &quot;I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn&#039;t, I would die.&quot; Isaac Asimov

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This is really well written, I love the format and the idea! Great job!