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Wednesday, 29 April 2009 09:48 Written by  Ciara Lilly

At the tip of the world’s fingers

Lies hatred


And the world will always point its fingers at us

To ease its own convictions
And I am sorry.
No one will ever take the time

To understand

The scripture written on your wings  

To hear as the wind blows our inhibition

And I swear I hear destiny instructing me to fall

On my knees in reverence of your smile

Smile, baby don’t forget to smile

Because the world will try to convince you not to

Yet I believe God created Hope as the enamel on your teeth

And there are times of emptiness

When I need to be kept

Hope

Full

Understand that

Our lives are too short

To listen to tall tales


So we must love

Because our past says

We deserve it
World,

If we are wrong

I will staple my heart on the back of a King James Bible

Personally hand it to God

And say “I lived by it.”
Because I will never

be ashamed of us.  

Ciara Lilly

Ciara Lilly

Ciara Lilly is a senior at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is pursuing a degree in English, with a minor in Journalism. The North Carolina native has always had a passion for writing and is determined to have her voice heard.

She can be contacted at Editor@glossmagazineonline.com

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