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December 27, 2011
By BlondeAndProud PLATINUM, Corseaux, Other
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BlondeAndProud PLATINUM, Corseaux, Other
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And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. ~Sylvia Plath

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I see reflections,
Dance in too many rock pools,
“How far to the sea?”

The author's comments:
Reflections are the face of so many teenage problems, and yet, they mask how shallow a problem truly is. I know I sound like some pompous wise crack sprouting this stuff, but I say it because I've experienced it. I still experience it. And I really do want to know how many rock pools I have to get through before I reach the sea...
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Lola said...
on Jan. 4 2012 at 6:36 am
I love it but i am not s ure about what it means...