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May 22, 2013
By nchic GOLD, Charlottesville, Virginia
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nchic GOLD, Charlottesville, Virginia
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it had borne the burden; it had earned the honor<br /> -joan of arc<br /> <br /> life isn&#039;t about waiting for the storm to pass; it&#039;s about learning to dance in the rain.<br /> -anonymous

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Fat skies
blue eyes
that's the way I look at you tonight.
Skin slides
slick.
I run
and hide.
Away from the wind
and you.
Anywhere away from you.

Teeth tingle
you tremble
I am crying in your wake.
The wind slides
down the door
and we stop to listen.
I don't know why I don't love you
anymore.

© Susan R., Iselin, NJ

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