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Play With Me

May 1, 2014
By BethZ SILVER, Atlanta, Georgia
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BethZ SILVER, Atlanta, Georgia
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We stand hand in hand
with our monsters

The demons
no longer terrify us
They are inside us

In the places we'd most like to hide
the places even we're too afraid to go to
they sit
they sit waiting
until we come and play with them
again

again they wait
for us

don't be afraid

© Katherine C., Lansing, KS

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TheComet PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 4 2014 at 1:45 pm
TheComet PLATINUM, Mostaganem, Other
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&quot;Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret&quot; -Ambrose Bierce<br /> &quot; Be yourself! Everybody else is already taken ;)&quot;<br /> &quot;Don&#039;t go where the path leads you. Go instead where there&#039;s no path and leave a trail ;)&quot;-R.W.Emerson

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Outstanding picture!!! lol Great work actually i loved it how you easily can be honest and say the truth, not everyone can admit the flaws he/she is hiding. I liked it a lot! go on and keep writing you have a great talent ^_^