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Sleeping

March 15, 2013
By papayajuice13 GOLD, Tel Aviv, Other
papayajuice13 GOLD, Tel Aviv, Other
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The water goes up past my nose
And as the choking feeling grows
I long to be carried down and deep
Where my body will peacefully sleep

The water will sway my hair so slow
And cold and numb will my heart grow
And the sea will envelope me like a glove
As I forget about the world above



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on Jun. 5 2013 at 12:20 am
WrenArrington, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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The rhythm is very calm, almost numbing, which makes you feel like you're the subject of the poem, wanting to drift under the waves.