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CONTRAST 1989

Suddenly silent. . .
The room.
once so full of life.
of spirit.
of happiness;

Now encompassed with despair+
a sad.
lonely kind
of empty nothing-

An unfinished puzzle
with one piece missing
from my life.

Security is gone.
a child left alone
who must learn to walk.
again;

Suddenly lost
in a great big world.
the tears sting my eyes

As I hear
your footsteps
echo
down the hall.

By Beth Clarke

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