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Where I'm Safe...

May 2, 2014
By ToPonJah DIAMOND, San Diego, California
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ToPonJah DIAMOND, San Diego, California
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;So shines a good deed , in a weary world.&quot; -William Shakespeare<br /> &quot;I don&#039;t know...&quot; -Bill Cosby<br /> &quot;STOMP, STOMP, SLAM!!!&quot; -George Lopez

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I look out my window—the window of the world
And I’m glad that I’m inside looking out.
I see cables and wires and copper-iron casts
that keep all the people from escape.
They stay hooked up and plugged in and locked out-
They don’t seem to mind it at all.
But when I peer out of that square on my wall-
I’m glad that I’m inside looking out.

© Samantha W., Albany, NY

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Inspired by Shel Silverstein's Inside Looking Out
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