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Gates of Utopia

May 16, 2016
By juniormint GOLD, Manassas, Virginia
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juniormint GOLD, Manassas, Virginia
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Don't change so people will like you. Be yourself and the right people will love the real you.

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Is it possible to be here yet not?
Be present.
The sounds reach these ears but don’t enter,
The force field around my head,
Blocking out reality while the music swirls inside,
Holding my mind hostage with the synthesized feelings
Of love, hate, clarity, courage, sadness, euphoria.
Synchronizing along with the rhythms and melodies.
When the headphones come off,
Reality attacks.

© Kate S., Hopkinton, MA

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The mind can be an escape, or it can where you want to escape from. If you fill it with good things, you can create your safe place.

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