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Ashen Smile

October 8, 2013
By simplicityonpaper GOLD, Ashburn, Virginia
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"Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prayed for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other?" ~Evan Almighty "God"

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I put an ear to your chest the other day
but heard only silence from your pores

I took a fist and knocked
but only echoes came to greet me

My fist bruised and I knocked down your ribcage
to check for a pulse

But all that was in there was empty black and the subtle beat

of crimson

My hand clasped your heart but my fingers went numb

My needle and thread intertwined with your veins but your arteries splintered in my grip

But I don't think you noticed.

Your ashen smile shone bright as always.

© Yisrawayl G., Philadelphia, PA

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