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Ran Away

July 19, 2014
By missinvisible12 GOLD, Old Tappan, New Jersey
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"So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad, and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be." - The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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He ran away from home.
Quickly, hastily, immaturely, quietly,
He ran away from home.
Away from his father’s abuse and his fear of it,
He ran away from home.
Towards a boat in the distance where salvation would be,
He ran away from home.
On that boat he would finally be free.

© lily H., Kekaha, HI

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