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Tarnished Heartstrings

November 19, 2013
By WickedStarcatcher DIAMOND, Massapequa, New York
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WickedStarcatcher DIAMOND, Massapequa, New York
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;I don&#039;t damsel well. Distress, I can do. Damseling? Not so much.&quot; <br /> &mdash; James Patterson<br /> &quot;This is the very first page, not where the storyline ends, my thoughts will echo your name until I see you again...&quot; ~Taylor Swift &quot;Enchanted&quot;

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I’m sorry that I beat your heartstrings
Like the worn leather of a weathered drum.

I should have been more careful,
When I heard the soft horizon hum.

Dreams are so soft-spoken,
And yet nightmares ring aloud

I should have left and saved you,
Before leaving you up on that cloud.

So now your heart pricks sad tunes
On the lonely harp of rust

For I left your love to tarnish,
When I left you in the dust.

© Mercedes R., Queens, NY

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