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'Jack and Jill: The True Story' by Teresa Joy 9-14-2010Jack and Jill / Went up the hill / To fetch a pail of water
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WhisperFor as long as I can remember, I've heard the whispers. The silent 'but's, the sidelong sighs, and the backhanded compliments that go in smooth and rip out ragged. / I believe everyone has undeniable self-truths. One of my truths is that I am fat. It took me twenty years to come to the conclusion that this truth was not something to be ashamed or afraid of. Unfortunately, my mother doesn't agree. / It's not wholly her fault; she was raised to be ashamed of her body and the bodies of women in general. We were taught that tolerance equals love but not necessarily acceptance. My body was something to tolerate. I loved my body in the way I loved my pesky little brother, mostly because I was told I must.
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Il fait gris aujourd'huiToday / The world is gray again / Today
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Torn (wip)I am torn / Between the missing and the hurting / The ache you left is still hollow and
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' UN'd ' 11-22-2010I'm just another one of your / Misfits. I am / **UN***popular*. I am
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Con carinoIf these are / The last words / Then let them be said.
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'My Soul To Sleep' 12-9-2010I've always wanted to be / Awakened. / Maybe even by a
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'The Old Oak Tree' 12-27-2010Under the blue, blue sky / In a meadow of green / Sat an old oak tree
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'Do You Ever Feel' 2-15-2011When you see the sun / Rising over the trees... / Do you ever feel like crying?
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RustIt has been two months / And more / Since I moved my mouth around
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