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Across the Room

January 10, 2014
By SabbyCat BRONZE, Stroud, Other
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SabbyCat BRONZE, Stroud, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"Fear is a sin. Almost all the evil in the world originated because someone is afraid of something." - Lucy Maud Montgomery, "The Blue Castle"

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You say you hate her,
That she annoys you, bores you,
That you dislike to be in her presence,
That it is a time ill-spent and you wish you were somewhere else

But under that dead mask
Is a rage of agonising fire
A wretched wailing of heartstrings
A falling of diamond-sharp tears onto your crystal table
Crashing of worlds and hopes and senses
At the same time as when a beautiful being is sitting there, still, trapped
across the room from you.

© Steve S., Marblehead, MA

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SabbyCat BRONZE said...
on Mar. 2 2014 at 8:28 am
SabbyCat BRONZE, Stroud, Other
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Fear is a sin. Almost all the evil in the world originated because someone is afraid of something.&quot; - Lucy Maud Montgomery, &quot;The Blue Castle&quot;

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Thank you! :)
Ultimatebookworm BRONZE said...
on Feb. 10 2014 at 8:31 pm
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"A falling of diamond-sharp tears onto your crystal table." Lovely imagry. Well done.