A Click of a Camera
Fake a Moment That Never Was
With just a click of a camera
You can capture a moment for life
A frozen piece of time so natural
Sometimes a smile hiding the strife
Fake a moment that never was
For others to admire and love
We strive for attention and applause
Pretending there is no pain to speak of
What if we captured the real moment
With smiles faded and eyes sad
What if we showed the broken
Letting others see the bad
We might not feel as alone
If we chose to share this show
Instead of following each clone
We let our true selves glow
Maybe we would feel less small
Realize others share our pain
Maybe we would forget the fall
Helping others to start to gain
It might not do anything but show
A sad girl in a beautiful photo
But we would finally know
That none of us are truly alone
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Ashlyn Harper
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“60 seconds.” Aris tightened her grip on the overhead handhold. The troop transport shook like a leaf in a windstorm as it battled through the atmosphere. Dim lights flickered on and off as the ship’s systems were battered by pelting rain and narrowly dodged blasts from laser cannons on the surface of the planet.
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