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November 22, 2013
By LadyGrey SILVER, Ithaca, New York
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.&quot; --J.K. Rowling<br /> &quot;I am so clever that sometimes I don&#039;t understand a single word of what I am saying.&quot; --Oscar Wilde<br /> &quot;You&#039;re a f***ing potato.&quot; --Emilie Autumn

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To drown, I did not need an endless sea,
only the rain that never ceased to fall.
My heart, imprisoned under lock and key,
immersed, left me a listless, broken doll.

Trapped in a darkness no one else could see,
your voice was the sole remaining sound.
I thought that you alone would rescue me—
I lost myself, but still I might be found.

You were no fairy creature, made of light,
You did not hide in an angelic guise;
I loved you, for you wandered through the night,
And did not try to hide the gloom with lies.

Imperfect and complex, I trusted you
because it was my darkness that you knew.

© Jeanette M., Phoenix, AZ

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