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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.
Alternate: Splat! Use that word in a story or a poem.

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Leap

Submitted by JulieJ on February 13, 2008 - 20:33.

The fear jolting inside of me
Conjures unrealistic horrifying images
But the embarrassment is worse
I have no control of my body
As it stands rigid
And refuses to move
Why did I think about it?
I finally let go
That first step propels me
I can’t stop
The second step prepares me
I brace myself to leap
Just push off the edge
And I do on that last move
Suddenly I’m in the air
Initially I hate the feeling
But as it takes over
My body immerses itself
In the freedom
Of the air
Until finally I land
In the body chilling
Deceptively soft looking
Snow

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