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Joy Is For the Sorrowful

January 23, 2011
By WaterWatcher SILVER, Houston, Texas
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Good things don't just happen to those that wait but to those that do.

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Joy is for the sorrowful
Joy is a lie
Pain is true
Justice is just-less
Revenge is just us
Lies become truths
Truth lies
Tears show love
Smiles hold pain
Becoming cold
Stone is warm
Fire is ice
The angels weep
The Devil opens his wings
God shuns his flock

© Rebecca B., Marietta, GA

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