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And he drew.
I only say his eyes twice, mirroring the sketch on the easel.
With such precision he drew.
I was raised a blue collar girl. I was taught that to achieve anything, you have to work for it. Hard work merits success. It's as simple as that. My parents raised me the right way, instilling in me the value of good, honest work.
"Bury him." His mustache tickled my cheek. I'd prepared for this moment since I first dipped my toe in the political waters as a young woman. Now here I was, about to face my opponent face to face for the first time. "Bury him," my strategist repeated. Thus began my first debate.
There were the signs I suppose
I suffered from weak knees as a youth
I guess I shouldn't have been surprised when it gave out,
and with it my dream-
My dream of swimming collegiate
The life I'd always wanted
They always say there's a new beginning.
But when does it begin?
We're constantly bombarded with "new beginnings,"
Where do they start?
You can't begin without having ended first.
But no valedictorian is going to tell 200 wide eyed graduates
that their days of frivolity are over.
They'll just say it's another new beginning.
I'd always been told that Insurance companies are horrible to deal with, but only when I had a claim of my own did I realize the truth of it. I knew as soon as she stepped out of her damaged car that there'd be trouble even though it was her who'd hit me. Word to the wise: avoid elderly drivers like the plague.
I was in second grade when our world was forever changed. I came into the kitchen to see my mother, face ghastly white and mouth gaping open as she watched the Towers burn on the television. I didn't understand what it meant, but I knew there was something very wrong. Even a child senses a disturbance in their sheltered haven.