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January 19, 2010
By Ebony_Rose PLATINUM, Hot Springs, Arkansas
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Ebony_Rose PLATINUM, Hot Springs, Arkansas
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&quot;The simplest way that i can understand therapy is that we&#039;re born a certain<br /> way, we&#039;re taught to be something different, and we spend our whole lives<br /> trying to unravel it and ultimately align ourselves with who we really are.&quot; ~Billy Corgan

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The cold metal
against my skin.
The suspense of waiting,
the thread grows thin.

The time flies by,
Hiding shadows,
the one's that are inside.
Hiding my pain.

A hateful spark
In his black eyes.
The cold metal sinking
so deep inside.

Shadows consume
all that is left
leaving an empty shell
of what I was.

Liquid velvet
against silver
and spilling on the ground,
There's no time left.

© Scott B., Chester, CT

The author's comments:
I wrote this after my Boyfriend and I broke up... It was kinda about him killing me, but my friends say it sounds like suicide...
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Ebony_Rose PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 28 2011 at 6:45 am
Ebony_Rose PLATINUM, Hot Springs, Arkansas
21 articles 0 photos 54 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The simplest way that i can understand therapy is that we&#039;re born a certain<br /> way, we&#039;re taught to be something different, and we spend our whole lives<br /> trying to unravel it and ultimately align ourselves with who we really are.&quot; ~Billy Corgan

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Thanks  :) I will have to go read! :)))
Brandywrote PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 27 2011 at 6:58 pm
Brandywrote PLATINUM, San Jose, California
28 articles 10 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;maybe I can help&rdquo;<br /> <br /> &ldquo;Ah, yes, you want to be a writer don&rsquo;t you?&rdquo;<br /> <br /> &ldquo;You say that as if it&rsquo;s a bad thing&rdquo;<br /> <br /> &ldquo;No, no. just a lonely thing. Sometimes the world you create on the page seems more friendly than the lives in the world you actually live in.

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this is beautiful. i think youd like my "sweet angel" or "Wind, trees, and moutains" (the second one isnt posted yet though) but yeah, this really shows your emotion. i love the line "liquid velvet"
Ebony_Rose PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 21 2010 at 1:18 pm
Ebony_Rose PLATINUM, Hot Springs, Arkansas
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;The simplest way that i can understand therapy is that we&#039;re born a certain<br /> way, we&#039;re taught to be something different, and we spend our whole lives<br /> trying to unravel it and ultimately align ourselves with who we really are.&quot; ~Billy Corgan

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Thank you so very much
SmileyFace94 SILVER said...
on Feb. 21 2010 at 11:28 am
SmileyFace94 SILVER, Queens, New York
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this is amazing. you continue to surpirse me! every one of your works just keeps getting better and better!