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Second Place - Fountain of Youth by Melissa Swanson
from Legacy 2009
Second Place
Fountain of Youth
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by Melissa Swanson
She leads me to the fountain of youth
And bids me drink and bathe
In its cool waters.
"You are young," she says.
"You will never be as beautiful as you are today."
She cups her hands and drinks,
Splashes it on her skin,
Pours it over her body and lifts her face in ecstasy.
I gaze at the pool with a narrowed eye.
The waters are dark and strange;
Their odor burns in my nose.
I touch the cup to my lips
And taste deceit.
