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To Innocence; A Girl Playing in The Mud

July 3, 2014
By oliviaferreira DIAMOND, Arlington, Massachusetts
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&quot;You&#039;re only given one little spark of madness; you mustn&#039;t lose it.&quot;<br /> -Robin Williams

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I use to drape scarves around my shoulders,
and build houses out of cobwebs
and fortresses of blankets beneath dining room tables.
I would weasel through old book stores,
sniffing my way through worlds
in a times new roman
10-font barricade.
I’d leave the four-walled house on Mystic
to a place where clouds fogged the anxious minds,
leaving the seasons to wither on my trail
with forsaken leaves scattered among empty hallways.

© Brooke W., Weston, MA

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jaypeg BRONZE said...
on Jul. 5 2014 at 11:51 am
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I like this a lot! The use of words was great.