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14. Procrastination. If you had more time, you’d be able to put it off longer. What do you put off to the last moment? Why? Tell a story about how you just barely got something done in time – or didn’t.
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This Lullaby

Submitted by bananasandcreme on February 5, 2008 - 08:57.

This Lullaby

By Shannon Moriarity
Benson Village School, Grade 8

This lullaby I hear,
It repeats itself,
Like a broken record
Playing in my mind,
Over,
And over again.
It’s like a beat on a drum
Beating softly in my ear
Distracting my thoughts.
It never seems to end.
This lullaby I hear,
It’s soft and sweet,
Like a swiftly flowing stream.
It echoes from the distance,
Barely a whisper in the breeze.
Breaking into the surface
Of my emotions.
Breaking into me.
This lullaby I hear,
I wish it’d disappear,
It’s a constant ring,
An inevitable tone.
It’s drowning me,
Taking away my breath.
This lullaby I hear,
Is a voice,
A mumble.
This lullaby is you,
And baby,
For once I wish you’d disappear.

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