Scarlet's Poetry Den - The Early Years - The Mirror has Shattered

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"The Early Years"

The Mirror has Shattered (Listen to the poem in RealAudio G2)

The mirror has shattered. It cannot lie
to me any longer for I know its secrets.

I am not a rat.
I will not let the scientists of chaos
scramble me in the concrete maze.

I am not a mouse.
The traps' radioactive bait makes me vomit.

I am not Pavlov's dog.
I do not salivate for plastic.

I am Scarlet.
I dance the music of the spheres.

If you love me, it is because I am free.
If you hate me, it is because I am free.

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