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January 7, 2014
By chris341 GOLD, Springville, Utah
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chris341 GOLD, Springville, Utah
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"If you have built castles in the sky, do not despair, that is where they should be. Now build the foundations under them." -Thoreau

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slash!
grab him and sink him beneath
razor tooth make him s c r e a m





they are so slowly turning

oh pain pain misery

what is wrong with this


red
red

red
red
red
red
red

pound
pound
pound
lub-dub-dub dub-pound





crash, pull back, rush, splash, and away.
i am riptide water cold current?
dragon thing watch me





can you moan louder than the clockwork sea?

rip tear scrape smash gnaw t h r a s h







oh how it burns underwater today.

© Harrison L., Ruston, LA

The author's comments:
Some fears, though absolutely irrational, can seem very rational in our dreams.
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