The Author

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  long, cool, strokes of a feather ink pen

 its ink covered tip hits the starch paper allowing only a lulling noise to escape

If you look into the writers goose berry colored eyes you can almost see the story play out in his head

   the smell of fresh black ink wafts through the airhis eyes water at the strong smell

  Now the sunlight streams through a small crack in the curtained window atop an old shelf

  Its golden light dances around the room playfully, as if calling the writers name

    But he cant stop now

    He only pauses for a second or two for a small sip of ice cold spring water

  He will continue this pattern for another year or two

  the writer chooses his words carefully

Its almost as if hes writing out someones fate

After months of this laborious patter his skin has grown pale and his hands have grown strong

  Finally after 3 years he is done....

 No,more long cold nights at the desk 

 No,more red hurting hands

  And, no more gruelingly painful head aches

 He is drained, skinny, and almost lifeless

but his book is done

And this is why he is lifeless, drained,and skinny

But to him its all worth it....

 Why?

 Because  he is now an 

     Author

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⏰ Last updated: May 14, 2013 ⏰

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