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just the right way

February 22, 2016
By jxania GOLD, Cooper City, Florida
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jxania GOLD, Cooper City, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
Cheating death for as long as I've lived

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even a pink rose
has a black shadow
cast down on the weeds
hidden from the sun that caused it
even the scent
can be toxic
addicting, sugary poison
a second hand narcotic
even the thorns
have a soft side
if you just stroke them the right way
you wont bleed

© Emma J., Tuck, GA

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