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April 4, 2012
By hippiechick99 GOLD, Mesquite, Texas
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hippiechick99 GOLD, Mesquite, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;... How dreary to be somebody-- How public like a frog;<br /> To tell one&#039;s name; the livelong June-- To an admiring bog&quot;<br /> -Emily Dickinson

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The rush and torrents close in.
A safety net is thrown from above.
Waves crash and pound,
way over my head.
Still I don't reach out
or take hold.
"Please,"
I murmur.
"Please."
My choice.
My life.
My wrongdoing.
Always ignoring.
Wanting, but not grasping.
Never grasping.
As the torrents close in
I reach out a hand.

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TheLastShadowChaos BRONZE said...
on Jul. 23 2012 at 8:31 pm
TheLastShadowChaos BRONZE, Hohenwald, Tennessee
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this is really good! keep writing, Dani!
hippiechick99 GOLD said...
on Apr. 16 2012 at 7:46 pm
hippiechick99 GOLD, Mesquite, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;... How dreary to be somebody-- How public like a frog;<br /> To tell one&#039;s name; the livelong June-- To an admiring bog&quot;<br /> -Emily Dickinson

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Thank you!!

 

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on Apr. 16 2012 at 4:46 pm
deleted, Miami, Florida
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Love it. Keep up the good work. :)
hippiechick99 GOLD said...
on Apr. 13 2012 at 5:34 pm
hippiechick99 GOLD, Mesquite, Texas
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&quot;... How dreary to be somebody-- How public like a frog;<br /> To tell one&#039;s name; the livelong June-- To an admiring bog&quot;<br /> -Emily Dickinson

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Thanks, I really appreciate all the feedback :))
Joshua. GOLD said...
on Apr. 13 2012 at 11:02 am
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I really like reading your work Hippiechick!
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This isn't as kindred 2 me as the last one but I can feel a meaning in it.