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All That I Really Want

September 9, 2009
By Aro_To_The_Heart PLATINUM, Mandeville, Louisiana
Aro_To_The_Heart PLATINUM, Mandeville, Louisiana
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Favorite Quote:
Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than hands?<br /> <br /> -Ernest Gaines.


Through the heat of fire my bones have crossed
Through crushing depths my heart was lost.

My soul is forfeit, my love to blame
All I wanted is to live and remain.

Under your arms which shield and protect
And never grow weary or derelict.

To hold and preserve, of this I ask...



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on Mar. 11 2010 at 5:05 pm
secrets_of_silence GOLD, Gisborne, Other
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Favorite Quote:
life had i loved the more<br /> had it but passed away<br /> as quietly as the day<br /> ebbs from the darkening star.<br /> <br /> <br /> -emanuel litvinoff

*sob* it's so raw its painful