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A Cruel Game

January 8, 2012
By SweetPolarBearHugs PLATINUM, New York, New York
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&quot;All conflict in literature is, in its simplest form, a struggle between good and evil.&quot; - unknown author.<br /> &quot;All that we see or seem<br /> Is but a dream within a dream.&quot; - Edgar Allan Poe

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Can't sleep nor can dream
For he keeps clouding
Up my mind
My heart aches and throbs
With pain for no one
Can love a fool like me
Oh why is love so cruel?
Why can't it be simple?
For love is a game
I can never win
Truly it is sad
But that's just life
Never will I ever
Find "Mr.Right".

© Lauren R., Marshfield, MA

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DeadlyPurpleBunny SILVER said...
on Jul. 25 2012 at 11:23 pm
DeadlyPurpleBunny SILVER, El Cajon, California
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Intelligence without ambition is like a bird without wings - Salvador Dali<br /> <br /> If music be the food of play on!- Shakespeare<br /> <br /> The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb - Unknown

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This is really good Bear! lolz
SweetPolarBearHugs PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 26 2012 at 8:40 am
SweetPolarBearHugs PLATINUM, New York, New York
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;All conflict in literature is, in its simplest form, a struggle between good and evil.&quot; - unknown author.<br /> &quot;All that we see or seem<br /> Is but a dream within a dream.&quot; - Edgar Allan Poe

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Sorry I haven't replied back. Thank you so much! :D.
UnderHisFinger said...
on Jan. 21 2012 at 8:48 pm
UnderHisFinger, Windsor, Connecticut
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Loved it! It's so accurate it's not even funny. Keep up the good work!