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April 2, 2010
By DuskTheRunaway SILVER, San Francisco, California
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DuskTheRunaway SILVER, San Francisco, California
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;The opposite of War isn&#039;t peace!&quot;- Mark<br /> &quot;What is it?&quot;-Joanne<br /> &quot;Its creation!&quot;-Mark<br /> &quot;Whoooo!&quot; -entire bar<br /> ~Rent

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Freedom
That’s all I really ever

Wanted
To leave this place of

Solitude
To not feel

Pain
To not feel

Betrayal
To not be

Scorned
To not be

Stared at
To not live life with a

BIG

FAKE

SMILE
Hiding the

PAIN

BETRAYAL
‘Seek and ye shall find’
Well I’ve been seeking

But
Where is the

Find?

© Krystal B., Bloomingdale, IL

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This poem has been devopling for a year or so. Now its finally in words.
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