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Away at War

April 8, 2011
By ronilynn2011 BRONZE, West Union, West Virginia
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I just lay here
Motionless in the night
Shaking with fear
Waiting for the light

I want you near me
By my side
So you can see
All the tears I hide

You're far away
Fighting this war
It needs to be May
So you can walk through this door

I know you want to fight
But I want you home tonight

© Photo by Kimberly R., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
In English, we are studying poetry,,,and we are writing sonnets...i just let loose and put my pen to my paper and wrote this within minutes. This is about my boyfriend.
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