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February 26, 2014
By KassandraThough GOLD, Bridgeport, Texas
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"I will destroy you in the most beautiful way possible and when im finished, you will finally understand why storms are named after people."

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Cruelty is not
just a starving animal
or an abused child.
Cruelty is a week without food
because “I must be pretty.”
Cruelty is wrapped in every curvature of the word ‘Beautiful.’
Cruelty is a sharp blade cut through ivory skin.
Cruelty is the derogatory look given in the halls
of a remissive school.
So no, cruelty is not just a dying animal
and a mistreated child.
Cruelty is so much more than that.

© Tabitha M., Kannapolis, NC

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theSunfloweredCrow PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 26 2014 at 2:24 pm
theSunfloweredCrow PLATINUM, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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&quot;Can&#039;t keep my eyes from the circling sky,<br /> Tongue-tied and twisted<br /> Just an earth-bound misfit, I&quot;<br /> ~Pink Floyd<br /> <br /> &quot;Now is blessed<br /> The rest<br /> remembered &quot; <br /> <br /> ~Jim Morrison

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I agree with you. The biggest form of cruelty I see happen happens in school in the hallways in the cafeteria etc.