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Drugs Don't Make You Happy MAG

October 28, 2013
By kyli3kat GOLD, Moorhead, Minnesota
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kyli3kat GOLD, Moorhead, Minnesota
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Favorite Quote:
words are what remain

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I would like to take some of your enthusiasm
and inject it into my veins,
feel a light in my heart ignite an intake of breath.

I could tear off your smile
and take it like a hit of acid.
It dissolves on my tongue and
hits me in minutes.

I will pour your laughter into a syringe
and push it through my arm, into my bloodstream.
It burns at point of entry but feels good everywhere else.

I want to roll your happiness into a paper
Lick it and light it.
Feel the smoke reach into the empty vessels
within my body.

My parents warned me about the roaches
that aren't bugs.
Or the white powder in baggies
that is not for cooking.
But they never warned me about
what some happiness can do.

© Olivia E., Alto, MI

The author's comments:
Sometimes, it can be scary to be happy when all you can remember is sadness.
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crabapple said...
on Nov. 4 2014 at 4:12 pm
crabapple, Lake Forest Park, Washington
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I love your use of metaphors and the imagery! This was really powerful.
danielle-nicole GOLD said...
on Dec. 13 2013 at 11:36 am
danielle-nicole GOLD, Cincinnati, Ohio
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live love laugh and be yourself

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i love it  
. said...
on Nov. 3 2013 at 10:12 am
No Problem :))
kyli3kat GOLD said...
on Nov. 2 2013 at 6:14 pm
kyli3kat GOLD, Moorhead, Minnesota
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words are what remain

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thank you! :) that means a lot to me :)
KaylaaLovee GOLD said...
on Nov. 2 2013 at 9:46 am
KaylaaLovee GOLD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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&quot;Imperfection is beauty. Madness is genius. And its better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. And when it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, I&#039;m already better than them.&quot;

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Great word choices ! I love this !