chelsea-codrington
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Ring-Ring.
I have been called dangerous; someone that will ruin you for the rest of your life. / I have been called naive, because I didn't understand the complexity of politics at a young age. / I have been called beautiful, for dancing alone in a crowded room.
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Jun 16, 2023
You.
The crows feet that bore lines through your skull. / The scars on your arms from distant pains. / The way you bite your lip when I roll my eyes.
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Oct 11, 2018
Makeup's important, for clowns.
*I'm a fool.* / Lost between something truly comfortable / and an old spark.
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Feb 4, 2017
Bleh.
When does strength mask emotion? / I'm so in control I don't feel the need to write. / Yet, I want to.
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Jan 28, 2017
Honesty.
I don't know how I feel? / Is that wrong? / Or bleak?
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Feb 2, 2016
Don't Stop Looking At Me.
*The eggplant baby vomit of this ceiling seems to swirl. / I am consumed in my own rhythm, / My own longing...
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Oct 17, 2014
S'mores anyone?
I had a dream... / That *one day* the screaming would stop ringing in my ears. / That *one day* the tears would no longer stain my cheeks.
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Apr 6, 2014
Syrup & Honey
Can you taste them? / Those slow melting morsels of sugar, / just lingering on the corners of your mouth...
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Jun 21, 2013
Just An Island.
Is it possible to be so unhappy, you don't even realize it? / Like a fish in water... / When the dreams you once held are mere frivolous specks,
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Mar 29, 2013
You've won.
I know why I don't write anymore, / everything I write is dull and out of pain. / Nothing new, nothing amazing, nothing even worth while.
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Jan 3, 2013
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