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Unexpected Courage (short story)Luke sat in the dead center of the couch eating a bowl of cereal while Spongebob’s loud, obnoxious voice played loudly over the T.V. His abandoned Thomas the Train play set pieces lay scattered on the floor and I was rushing around the house trying to find all the ***** laundry from the past week. / “Luke, where did you put your black t-shirt?” / He sat unmoving, his eyes glued to Spongebob. He reminded me of one of those green zombies from his favorite Scooby-Doo movie that I’d seen too many times.

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racing rain dropsWe're two rain drops, / Racing up the glass / Of a car, moving through life.

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I Wanted You; You Chose HerAt a very small age, much too young / to know what a true love felt like, / I learned that I’d never be the

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cancer stickseach new shake of the square box, / another white stick. / the lighter to burn her death certificate

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it's all about the bragging rightsthe t.v.'s only on to drown out the silence, / and to give my ears some kind of noise. / this candle's only burning to hide your scent,

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this isn't a ******I would never / Refer to myself / As a

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absence of moneyIt's the land of the free, / but no one can afford the rent.

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gravel travelFollowing the long winding road with the / Dark clouds and lightning grabbing at our heels, / Gravel kicking up dust in the rearview,

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Look AliveEvery Monday morning, / My teacher repeats the same command. / "Look alive" she says,

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the first stretch of morningI watch your skin stretch and retract, / Like a rubber band, / The tan color of your shell.

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