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A Simple Story I

Submitted by rebecca_v on July 19, 2008 - 11:55.

Scene 1:

Memories on the living room floor.
Green carpet invites her
Into it’s enveloping arms,
Stretches before her,
And expanse so similar
To the soft grass outside
That plays with her eyes
And tickles her knees.

A man’s face,
An oval of tan skin
Brown eyes peering at her
The light shining so bright,
So welcoming.
She is cloaked in his arms,
Smells his being.
Daddy.

The woman on the couch
Smiles
Hazel eyes
Alight with the warmth
Of the room,
Of the house.
Mommy.

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