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June 24, 2014
By megthepoet ELITE, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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megthepoet ELITE, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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"We know what we are, but not what we may be" - Shakespeare

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The pages have been written ill-tempered
ink smudges and coffee stains
blend into the rough, aged page edges
the pen still must bleed
outwards to the violet-skinned paper, voicing
the silence hidden behind those
dispatching words.
The cover has been lying in the ashes,
the dust,
the smoke of cigarettes.
The pages
ripped and torn like the tear in my
favorite fitting jeans
the odd and even numbers parade and utter the
outright disturbances of those fracturing hands
all the remains,
an index of nothing.

© Alexis R., Clarkdale, AZ

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EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND said...
on Oct. 16 2014 at 7:17 pm
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

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To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

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Oh. I mean, megthepoet! I'm so sorry. I apologize! Congrats, again! :)
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND said...
on Oct. 16 2014 at 7:16 pm
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

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Oh my gosh, mylittlebird. This is sad but extremely powerful and amazing and phenomenal. You just put yourself into it, when you wrote it. It's just beautiful. It's so well-written and beautifully and talentedly written. I'm so, happy for you! Congrats on having this or getting this published! You truly, truly deserve it. :) You have such an amazing talent and greatness and light in you. You are amazing, and you are a talented and wonderful writer and person. Congrats, again! :) Thank you so much, for sharing this. :)