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September 21, 2009
By Sadandstrangebeauty22 DIAMOND, Columbia, Pennsylvania
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"I hope that when I die, I can breathe a sigh of relief, because I will have soo much to look forward to." ~ Donnie Darko

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See that fire?
See how it dances towards the sky?
Violent crimson fingers grasping at a shooting star.
With ashes floating like little musical notes.
See that fire?
And how I long for it to burn me, to make me feel.
Something other than this innocent bliss.

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ninian SILVER said...
on Oct. 2 2009 at 4:01 pm
ninian SILVER, Alexandria, Virginia
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aww...i love it. i like how you make something so pretty seem so depressive. try to write happy stuff though.