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a wooden box
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Kalyani Rao
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a time in life
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Created: February 27th, 2009 at 2:20
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I am a wooden box
cast aside by a bad spell
lost names are scraped on me
I smell of moth balls
dust wraps my corners
a rusted lock seals my fate
rays of sun avoid me
they rest on the porous arm chair
I sigh on its long proud shadow
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