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Hear Me Now

January 19, 2011
By SarahFaith PLATINUM, Hainesport, New Jersey
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SarahFaith PLATINUM, Hainesport, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t cry because it&#039;s over, smile because it happened.&quot;<br /> -Dr. Seuss<br /> <br /> &quot;Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver.&quot;<br /> -Unknown

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Starry nights
Conquer city lights,
Silence over all.

New York, New Yok
Is quiet now
Pitter patter
Rain slaps ground.

Dawn and dusk
Is to day and night
Peace and war
Is to left and right.

Hear me
Can you hear me now?
Past, present, future
Time.
I was silent, when it mattered.

© Molly H., Lynden, WA

The author's comments:
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."

-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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