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Across the Room

January 10, 2014
By SabbyCat BRONZE, Stroud, Other
SabbyCat BRONZE, Stroud, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"Fear is a sin. Almost all the evil in the world originated because someone is afraid of something." - Lucy Maud Montgomery, "The Blue Castle"


You say you hate her,
That she annoys you, bores you,
That you dislike to be in her presence,
That it is a time ill-spent and you wish you were somewhere else

But under that dead mask
Is a rage of agonising fire
A wretched wailing of heartstrings
A falling of diamond-sharp tears onto your crystal table
Crashing of worlds and hopes and senses
At the same time as when a beautiful being is sitting there, still, trapped
across the room from you.


The author's comments:
I'd love any thoughts or criticisms!

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on Mar. 2 2014 at 8:28 am
SabbyCat BRONZE, Stroud, Other
2 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Fear is a sin. Almost all the evil in the world originated because someone is afraid of something." - Lucy Maud Montgomery, "The Blue Castle"

Thank you! :)

on Feb. 10 2014 at 8:31 pm
Ultimatebookworm BRONZE, Oceanside, California
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Live long, and prosper.&quot;-Spock :)<br /> &quot;I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.&quot;-Charlotte Bronte<br /> &quot;A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow.&quot;-Charlotte Bronte<br /> &quot;Men judge us by the success of our efforts. God looks at the efforts themselves.&quot;<br /> -Charlotte Bronte<br /> <br /> &quot;The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.&quot;<br /> -Fyodor Dostoevsky<br /> <br /> &quot;It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.&quot;<br /> -Louisa May Alcott

"A falling of diamond-sharp tears onto your crystal table." Lovely imagry. Well done.