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Our Reality

July 18, 2012
By meleavvelenata SILVER, Seattle, Washington
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;No one can make you feel inferior without your consent&quot; ~ Eleanor Roosevelt<br /> &quot;Sorry, I couldn&#039;t hear you over the sound of my freedom&quot; ~ Harmony<br /> &quot;Nobody can hurt me without my permission&quot; ~ Mahatma Gandhi<br /> &quot;Sexy fun time shorts&quot; ~ Emily Mae

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It was all pretend-

plastic walls holding up a plastic roof.

we were shielded by a lie.

Given time,

the lie became our reality.

Living a lie isn't hard when you are used to it.

 

We had our chance.

We blew it.

Now all that's left is burned, melted, twisted.

It is no longer ours.

 

It has become real, a lie that even we believe.

© Roxana R., Tustin, CA

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Update 01.04.16 -- Sorry about my angsty teenage mself y'all. I was, sadly, prone to melodramatic writing. But I promise, I write better now.

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