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Velvet Bones

June 29, 2010
By DubiousDamsel BRONZE, Weddington, North Carolina
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&quot;They can&#039;t scare me if I scare them first.&quot; -- Lady Gaga<br /> <br /> &quot;I&#039;m not afraid of dying. Total peace after death, becoming someone else is the best hope I&#039;ve got.&quot; -- Kurt Cobain

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That’s what she looks like – velvet bones
All assembled, haphazardly, in a skin of polo shirt
And a moppy wedge of cold brown curls.
Those curls – tracing her forehead, carrying
The line through her jaw
Caressing her temple
Like something with a mind of its own -
Something wanting to touch her, to feel inside the rice paper skin
Beneath the dormant, rubber muscles
And kiss the white velvet bones.

© Emily L., Redmond, OR

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meganiscooler GOLD said...
on Jul. 24 2010 at 4:58 pm
meganiscooler GOLD, New Kingston, New York
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This is great, I love your wording. Awesome.
crubs33 DIAMOND said...
on Jul. 23 2010 at 12:07 am
crubs33 DIAMOND, Lido Beach, New York
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&quot;The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.&quot;- Coco Chanel<br /> Life isn&#039;t about surviving the storm, it&#039;s about learning to dance in the rain.

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Wow i love this!! i can just feel the emotion!! its just so great!! if you could please rate and comment on my work that wuld be awesome!!! especially to anonymous!!! thanks and ur really good!!!