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When You Watch

October 8, 2013
By deafening-fan GOLD, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
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deafening-fan GOLD, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.&rdquo; <br /> ― J.R.R. Tolkien

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Sighing, walking, trudging,groaning
Chewing, crying, sleeping, repeat,
That’s all his days over and over,
With no one there,
I watch him from my little locker,
Crawling through his day,
If only he understood how I felt,
Towards him, with him, for him,
I finally grabbed my courage,
Stuffed my fear in a bag, and I walked over to him,
And said, “Hello”
He looked at me and smiled,
I totally melt apart,
Now I say to Depression,
You have given us a heart

© Rachel P., Wailuku, HI

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Watching from my locker, every single day, and seeing the kids that really want someone.
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