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Drifting

August 2, 2010
By Drizzle29 SILVER, Norwalk, Connecticut
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Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Wind, Sand and Stars, 1939, translated from French by Lewis Galantière

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You are here
Yet you aren't
You move as if you feel it too
Thoughts drifting
Mind wandering
Eyes distant
Head turned
But still listening
Your lips saying something
But I cannot hear
I'm leaving just as fast as you are
Please don't go

© Susannah B., Greenwich, CT

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This is probably my favorite piece that I've ever written. Feel free to criticize.
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Drizzle29 SILVER said...
on Sep. 19 2010 at 6:33 pm
Drizzle29 SILVER, Norwalk, Connecticut
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Favorite Quote:
Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction. ~Antoine de Saint-Exup&eacute;ry, Wind, Sand and Stars, 1939, translated from French by Lewis Galanti&egrave;re

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thank you! :)
apocalyptigirl BRONZE said...
on Sep. 18 2010 at 6:21 pm
apocalyptigirl BRONZE, Staunton, Virginia
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&quot;DON&#039;T PANIC.&quot; ~from The Hitchhiker&#039;s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

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I like it; cool how it ends in a paradox. :)