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Graveyard MAG

November 26, 2013
By ..RJ.. PLATINUM, Phelan, California
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..RJ.. PLATINUM, Phelan, California
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"Your temper is the only thing you cannot misplace by losing it" -- anger management(movie)

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My mind is a graveyard.
Stone angels and

monuments to the dead reside there –
Protecting all that has died there.

My mind is a graveyard.
The heart writes you an obituary,

your name highlighted

your life blacked out –
Forgetting what you once were.

My mind is a graveyard.
Ghosts haunt the ruins inside me,

pacing through destroyed hallways

and burnt-down ballrooms –
Pretending they still stand.

My mind, darling, is a graveyard –

And you are buried there.

© Courtney K., Bethel Park, PA

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Acaruso BRONZE said...
on Dec. 3 2013 at 5:17 pm
Acaruso BRONZE, Baltimore, Maryland
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&quot;Surrender to what is. Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be.&quot; Sonia Riccoti

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This is one of the most beautiful things i have ever heard
AustinN. BRONZE said...
on Dec. 3 2013 at 11:14 am
AustinN. BRONZE, New Bern, North Carolina
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Amazing!!! Loved it!!! 
TanviKusum DIAMOND said...
on Dec. 2 2013 at 1:31 pm
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This is great! Loved it