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Beneath the Surface

October 21, 2014
By EleniAneziris DIAMOND, East Setuaket, New York
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My pencil treads
lightly to ensure the
impermanence of my words.
I am often too afraid
they will stain these pages,
and tarnish them of
their purity.
So I let them sit
softly, knowing that they’ll
fade quickly, wiped
away, fleeting thoughts,
claimed again by
the universe,
when they disappear.

© Amy Z., Edmond, OK

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