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At the Edge of Night

December 10, 2014
By Lets_call_me_Lily DIAMOND, Auckland, Other
Lets_call_me_Lily DIAMOND, Auckland, Other
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Favorite Quote:
They&#039;ll call it chance, or luck, or they&#039;ll call it Fate.<br /> - Neil Gaiman


Sleep evades me this night

Tauntingly it stays

Just out of reach;

On the tips of my eyelashes

Slyly, it hovers

Heavy, hanging on to the edges

Of my eyelids. Tonight

 

Sleep does not deign to let me dream.



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on Dec. 18 2014 at 10:45 pm
Lets_call_me_Lily DIAMOND, Auckland, Other
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Favorite Quote:
They&#039;ll call it chance, or luck, or they&#039;ll call it Fate.<br /> - Neil Gaiman

Ha, yeah, especially recently :) Thanks for commenting!

Yoela PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 17 2014 at 10:24 pm
Yoela PLATINUM, Seattle, Washington
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;My powers stretch over the horizon and work even when my eyes are closed&quot;

Sounds like me most nights :P