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April 16, 2010
By Bex24 BRONZE, Toronto, Other
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Success, definition:
f
a
l
l
i

n

g
for it, falling
into just where I
want you, cornered
into a
notion I might
(one day)
understand

Translation, definition:
u n r a v e l l i n g
for me, intertwining your
words and
feelings, woven into
a tongue I might
(one day)
master

Frustration, definition:
FALLING!
Into just where you
want me! into a
knot I
thought I’d
untied

Evasion, definition:
Sli pi g
p n
through the cracks and
falling into


who



knows




where
again.

© Michelle B., Blairsville, GA

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Bex24 BRONZE said...
on Jul. 28 2010 at 4:59 pm
Bex24 BRONZE, Toronto, Other
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Thank you so much!
LastChapter said...
on Jul. 28 2010 at 1:31 pm
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(couldn&#039;t think of anything better at the time) &quot;Take the first step in faith. You don&#039;t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.&quot;-Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.

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I loved how you showed "slipping" as actually slipping through the cracks. I thought that was super clever. I also liked the pattern you were following, and how you adjusted it for each "definition". Nice job.