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All That Remains

September 15, 2009
By michelledenise228 SILVER, Knoxville, Tennessee
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I lay across the ground
Looking at the sky
As I sustain and
All that remains are
The memories and the scars
Of a broken child
The screams echo in my ears
And all that remains are the memories and what used to be tears
The bruises have faded
The scars are gone; my mind is finally sedated
The physical pain is gone
But the war wages on
But now as for me
All that remains are memories

© Alissa F., Marblehead, MA

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This piece was inspired by my childhood with was not the best but it shaped the person i am to day
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