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SHARK REEF
A Publication of the Lopez Writers
Guild
Vol. 4, No. 1
February 2005
Lost Soul
By Terrell Carter
Faded like a rainbow
is her gown
Torn with sorrow
Ever changing
She is a chameleon
Always remembering
how many times
she could have changed her life
to the bright side
Short of Air
by Terrell Carter
"Fifty five."
"Fifty five what?"
"Fifty five seconds till the oxygen in our probe runs out."
"How did you figure it out?"
"I'd tell you if I had more time."
"So that's what people do when they're about to die,
calculate how much time they have left so they can waste it uselessly?"
"Guess s---
Copyright © 2005 by Terrell Carter
Terrell Carter, 13, has acted in many of Shakespeare's plays directed by his father, Richard. In addition to writing poetry, Terrell is a very fine short story writer and essayist. He speaks French and is an excellent student.
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© 2005 Lopez Writers Guild
Made
on a Mac by Kaj Benson