I opened the big metal door leading into the bitter air outside. It made a rather jarring noise, as it always did, but I got used to it as the school days passed by. Then I headed to my math class. It was cold and quiet outside. The only thing I could hear was my shoes hitting the asphalt pathway.
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I was all alone so I couldn't hear the distant sounds of people. I could see cars driving by on the busy street but I couldn't hear them. The sky was dark like the bottom of the sea.
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The stars were shining so bright in the blue morning sky. They were like holes that were cut out of a cardboard box. The holes leading into the heavens. The moon was just a hole that was a little bigger than the rest.
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This lack of ambient sound is killing me.
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I finally walked up the ramp that led to the portable classroom. The sounds of my friends and enemies speaking to one another.
It was such a relief.
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A Lust
PoetryShe feels she is incomplete. She needs something more. Something deep down inside her knows, but it won't tell her. She has a vague idea, but she still isn't sure what her subconscious wants. She will find out eventually.
