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'Where I'm fromIlluminated lanterns glowThey never flickerWhen storm winds blowThe scent of cedarThe taste of citrus on my tongueThe sound of silenceAll feel like homeI can see it in the eyes of my son and the eyes of my daughterWhere I'm fromWhere I'm fromThe lost and broken sing alongIn every languageA sacred song
The wind whistled eerily through the creaking branches of the maple trees and I pulled my cardigan on a little closer. Just three more miles. Three miles left to go, and I would be safely home. I couldn't figure out why I had decided to take a walk that chilly autumn evening. I just knew that I needed a break. A break from all that was real, all that my life was uncomfortably marred by. ...
Submitted to Contest #83
Talina von Dego gazed sadly out of the window of her work. She was bored, and her continuous wondering about whether her dreams were completely dashed never seemed to cease. "Talina!" a voice rebuked her. Talina looked up to her strict boss, a skinny tight-lipped lady in a short business dress and heels. "Get back to work!" She said her name, "TAL-I-na". Talina said, "Yes, ma'am," watched her boss saunter away, ...
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