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“Don’t be mad”

October 2, 2010
By jaygonz BRONZE, Hialeah Gardens, Florida
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Don't make someone a priority, when they only make you an option.

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I turned the lights
Off to go to sleep
But I cannot stand the way
You looked at me today
With raging eyes seeping
Through my soul
Like the pressure of water
Stinging my skin,
Tainting it temporarily pink.

© Alissa F., Marblehead, MA

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