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The River

May 1, 2024
By JessicaJail SILVER, Laffayette, Colorado
JessicaJail SILVER, Laffayette, Colorado
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I look above,

I see the sky.

I see the clouds.

I see the sun.


   Life continues,

in its humble simplicity. 

It does not ponder.

It does not stall.

 

Like a river it flows.

Like a river it changes.


A river can save.

A river can drown.

A river can heal.

A river can hurt.


A river can carry things to you.

A river can take them away.


We are stuck in the flow of that river.

It carries us.


If we put up a dam,

it will fall, and flood.


If we clutch the stones on the side,

they will cut us,

we may drown.

We will learn the wisdom of the river,

or we will be victims of the stones.

 

There will come a day,

When the river will empty out

into the ocean,


for that reason, I bid you avoid the stones.


The author's comments:

I'm a rebellious French American Catholic and I wrote this piece while I was sick


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on Jul. 19 at 12:12 pm
JessicaJail SILVER, Laffayette, Colorado
8 articles 0 photos 11 comments

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i piggybacked from a pizza dough freezer

C u SOON!!!

on May. 19 at 12:53 pm
JessicaJail SILVER, Laffayette, Colorado
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Ur an amazing idiot and I hate you❤️

on May. 19 at 12:51 pm
GwendolineJail, Louisville, Colorado
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@JessicaJail. This is the fifth way I have to bully you. I'm loving it! Also, I miss you a lot and I cannot wait to see you again. Only about three months until that happens! Love from- I'm not going to say it you know who I am. P.S. I know where you live. He he.