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October 19, 2011
By stillheartless PLATINUM, Eugene, Oregon
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"I love you. I love you. I send this message through my fingers and into his, up his arm and into his heart. Hear me. I love you. And I'm sorry to leave you." -Jenny Downham

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I’d prefer the other side of the tracks
The side where they fend for themselves
Where freedom is alcohol and they all want a taste
Where the hopeless roam and they solve problems with knifes and gun powder
The side of the boys who will break my heart
And strangers will stab my spleen into my soul
Where the gangs hang out and the train tracks are the boundary line
I want to fall in love with a tattooed boy who wants nothing to do with me
I want the wrong side of the train tracks

© Jessie W., Wichita Falls, TX

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writer3499 GOLD said...
on May. 19 2012 at 2:51 am
writer3499 GOLD, New Bedford, Massachusetts
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&quot;it&#039;s impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might has well not have lived at all-in which case you fail by default.&quot;<br /> -J.K.Rowling

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this is great! Thanks for checkingout my work and keep writing :)
stillheartless PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 26 2011 at 4:50 pm
stillheartless PLATINUM, Eugene, Oregon
40 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I love you. I love you. I send this message through my fingers and into his, up his arm and into his heart. Hear me. I love you. And I&#039;m sorry to leave you.&quot; -Jenny Downham

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Sure! Im so glad someone actually read this!!
Lexie96 GOLD said...
on Oct. 23 2011 at 8:59 pm
Lexie96 GOLD, Havana, Illinois
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Now Cinderella don&#039;t you go to sleep, it&#039;s such a bitter form of refuge, oh don&#039;t you know the kingdom&#039;s under siege, and everbody needs you. - The Killers

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I liked it, do you think you could check out my work some time?