| A self portrait for a school project. |
My City: PrologueI was six years old when I first saw a tree. Plants were rare in the City. My world was grey; only the grass, matting hidden grottos of abandoned tires and cars, was green.My City: Prologue
I don’t know how Momma got permission for us to visit the tree. Nobody I knew had ever mentioned it before. I didn’t know that trees even existed outside of the school ‘scraper lessons, let alone that one was living—growing—so close to home.
But it was there, and there I was, touching the slightly flaky brown stuff that coated the outside. At first, I thought it was a
Rose Colored GlassesRose colored glasses show you what you want to see, not necessarily what’s there. At least, that’s what my older sister had told me. I wouldn’t have known an hour ago. I’d never been allowed to wear them. I had to wear my stupid black rim glasses that give me headaches. Jessica says that they wouldn’t if I’d just wear them all the time like I’m supposed to, but they’re uncomfortable and always sliding down my nose and make my eyeballs ache and throb like they’re gonna pop out and then I’m going to have to use wooden eyeballs like that guyRose Colored Glasses
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mari
A man's home is his castle.....let him clean it........anon
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For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at them in our turn?
~Jane Austen
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For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at them in our turn?
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