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May 10, 2011
By Shake.The.Dust GOLD, Sapulpa, Oklahoma
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Shake.The.Dust GOLD, Sapulpa, Oklahoma
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"Your hearts are like my hands, sometimes all they do is tremble." -Anis Mojgani

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My cracked walls surround me
Ruins of my invisible barrier.
My dead and hopeless dreams leak out.
I'm encircled by them, their shadows kiss my skin.
Dead possibilities layer the walls.
aren't mine anymore.
I made a deal with the devil now I'm damned to live my fate.

© Stephanie C., Gaithersburg, MD

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