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November 19, 2013
By AudreyCB94 GOLD, Manlius, New York
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"You must act as a man and not as an instrument of another's will." --J. Glen Gray

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Tell me again

nothing is rational
because tonight my brain is full

of whistling atoms and whispers.
Come drink the sky with me
because the clouds are stained
with quickened breath.

Let me see the way dusk clings
to elbows, eyelids
on translucent flesh
and please don't laugh

when I tell you
leaves puncture
my skin when knives can't.

Curl your toes
over that razor precipice –
infinity, insanity, illusion –

and don't look down
because I'll be looking at you.

© Christine S., Arlington, VA

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SuspiciendoDespicio said...
on Nov. 24 2013 at 10:58 am
Awesome poetry... Keep it up...
noram2 SILVER said...
on Nov. 24 2013 at 8:35 am
noram2 SILVER, New City, New York
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&quot;For what it&rsquo;s worth: it&rsquo;s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you&rsquo;re proud of, and if you find you&rsquo;re not, I hope you have the strength to start over again.&quot; - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Wow, this is amazing!