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Love

Apparently this is called a pantoum poem. So a lot of lines are repeated because that's the style. Dedicated to Shreya who introduced these kind of poems to me :) (THANK YOUU)  Love, the only thing that is everlasting Making you feel like life is a walk in the park. It's unequivocal, beautiful, out of this world but right there It brings home the sun when you think everything's dark Making you feel like life is a walk in the park, Warm and spreading throughout your body like flames It brings home the sun when you think everything's dark. It's hidden in the beginning, but worth the wait Warm and spreading throughout your body like flames Love can be sweet or bitter, but worth the sacrifice. It might be hidden in the beginning, but it's worth the wait The heartwarming smile that makes your day Love can be sweet or bitter, but worth the sacrifice. It's unequivocal, beautiful, out of this world but right there The heartwar

Free (part two)

Hello! Before reading this, please read "Free" which is two posts below. What you are reading now, is the story that the old lady is narrating to her granddaughter Violet. Enjoy! :) It's the year of 1861. A time when the whites are prejudiced against the blacks. Blacks are treated as no more than a piece of gum on a shoe and are forced into slavery by southern whites. The North and South are in constant battle, with slaves and abolitionists pushing for rebellion and yearning for their freedom. A young country that was mostly formed in harmony has been split into debating whether to retain slaves or not. Racism exists everywhere. It's chaotic. It's bloody. It's the Civil War. The happening streets of Montgomery split into a couple of paths. One of these paths led to the house of the most prosperous man in town. He lived in one of the most imposing houses that you could find in Alabama. His name was Joseph Williams. Mr.Williams' wife had died, l