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[1 3 2014]

January 15, 2014
By LittleInside GOLD, Kearney, Nebraska
LittleInside GOLD, Kearney, Nebraska
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Favorite Quote:
"There are things known, and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors." - Jim Morrison


That pedestel you've made is completely empty.
It has a name for me though, and one you've carved in proudly.
It's made from the same rock that's inside of me.
The rock that's marked me the foundation of this family.

But I'm not mom or dad. I'm just sister. I'm just daughter.
I'm not climbing the top on that unstable ladder.

It's made if the same wood that crumbles around us constantly.
It's the same material used in the roof you see.
And watch as it crumbles over our heads, crushing me.
And the rest of you are left wondering.

Where's are rock? Under the rubble. Under the garbage.
Under the old roof we tarnished.

The trash is now smothering me.
As I gasp for breath, I am also dying.
And as they see what's become of their dependancy.
My death becomes their inconvenience.


The author's comments:
This was an attempt to cope with some of my struggles with my family. Since I am no poet, you'll have to forgive the quality. If was a coping mechanism, and nothing more.

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