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She Swings...

October 20, 2010
By alexxeo GOLD, Saint Helens, Oregon
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alexxeo GOLD, Saint Helens, Oregon
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Absence from the ones we love is self from self-- a deadly banishment.&quot; -William Shakespere<br /> <br /> &quot;Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.&quot; -Leonardo De Vinci<br /> <br /> &quot;Seduce my mind<br /> ...and speak those words to the point of<br /> contradiction.<br /> Hypocrisy never seemed so beautiful.<br /> Your lips have it down to an<br /> art. Oh, I know I&#039;m in love with<br /> wordplay.<br /> Speak to me,<br /> &#039;til your lips are numb.<br /> We&#039;ll always have pen and paper. &quot; -By Anonymous, Mississauga, Canada

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She swings,
to feel something again
Holds tight to the chains,
and listens to the wind
The ring of her tears that
drip to the ground,
make silence seem
like it has a sound

© Chela T., Southampton, NY

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I just write when I want to... and it pours out onto the page. (:
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alexxeo GOLD said...
on Nov. 17 2010 at 8:12 pm
alexxeo GOLD, Saint Helens, Oregon
12 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Absence from the ones we love is self from self-- a deadly banishment.&quot; -William Shakespere<br /> <br /> &quot;Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.&quot; -Leonardo De Vinci<br /> <br /> &quot;Seduce my mind<br /> ...and speak those words to the point of<br /> contradiction.<br /> Hypocrisy never seemed so beautiful.<br /> Your lips have it down to an<br /> art. Oh, I know I&#039;m in love with<br /> wordplay.<br /> Speak to me,<br /> &#039;til your lips are numb.<br /> We&#039;ll always have pen and paper. &quot; -By Anonymous, Mississauga, Canada

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Wow, thankyou(:
Aerolin PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 15 2010 at 5:36 pm
Aerolin PLATINUM, Raleigh, North Carolina
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&quot;Fear is only in the mind&quot;

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this is beautiful! wow