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Somewhere Else

March 17, 2012
By Doctor_elisa PLATINUM, Columbia, South Carolina
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&quot;There are limitations and there are protocols and I&rsquo;ve been warned that I&rsquo;m not supposed to threaten or beg for pieces of someone&rsquo;s soul.&quot;<br /> <br /> Richard Siken, &lsquo;The Long and Short of It<br /> <br /> &quot;My mother told me I had a chameleon soul, no moral compass pointing due north, no fixed personality; just an inner indecisiveness that was as wide and as wavering as the ocean&quot; -unknown

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there has to be more to life
than this endless city
and all these two-faced, fake people
with their lying smiles and greedy hearts
there has to be somewhere
where everybody knows everybody
and there are no secrets
and people look out for one another
and the boy you marry is the one you grew up
and grudges don't last more than a day
and wars and problems of the rest of the world don't reach you
and life is just so simple

© Ben S., Stony Brook, NY

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DeeCaf said...
on Mar. 28 2012 at 4:27 am
DeeCaf, No Way, Other
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That&#039;s the thing about cake, it demands to be eaten.

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With some additions and changes, this can make an amazing song!