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serene
serene
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I rubbed my hands together and blew blew and blew some more until I knew it was hot enough hot enough for it to grow hot enough for it to actually blossom into something special unbreakable forever I was careful as I placed my hands around it too careful someday, yes someday I will hold his hand but for now, this thought will just linger like a candle's fire flickering like it's on hibernation forevermore flickering years passed eons passed a slow ignition I rubbed my palms more yes, warmer, warmer, please be warmer it's almost blooming, almost, almost- and it disappeared it was blown out blown out as he held someone else's hand in front of me the love I thought was meant to be left a trail of smoke dancing, dimming, no more flickering no more a hollow abyss stayed instead.
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Oct 26, 2012
Oct 26, 2012 at 12:58 AM UTC
Hands
I rubbed my hands together and blew blew and blew some more until I knew it was hot enough hot enough for it to grow hot enough for it to actually blossom into something special unbreakable forever I was careful as I placed my hands around it too careful someday, yes someday I will hold his hand but for now, this thought will just linger like a candle's fire flickering like it's on hibernation forevermore flickering years passed eons passed a slow ignition I rubbed my palms more yes, warmer, warmer, please be warmer it's almost blooming, almost, almost- and it disappeared it was blown out blown out as he held someone else's hand in front of me the love I thought was meant to be left a trail of smoke dancing, dimming, no more flickering no more a hollow abyss stayed instead.
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cold water, harsh ripples grey clouds, unmoving never nodding, never agreeable I could do this yes, I can, I can I will yes, yes small steps, tiny steps yes, I could do this colder water, harsher ripples howling grey clouds, unmoving never nodding, never agreeable they are taunting mocking, spitting pebbles no, I can't do this I can't, I can't, I can't they're taunting, mocking, laughing, pointing stop, stop, stop taunting, mocking stop please stop coldest water, harshest ripples screeching grey clouds, unmoving never nodding, never agreeable cold, so cold I will get out of this cold no more taunting, mocking, laughing, pointing no more cold yes, I could do this yes, I can, I can I will yes, yes smallest steps, the tiniest steps yes, I could do this ice water, murderous ripples yes, I will.
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Oct 26, 2012
Oct 26, 2012 at 12:46 AM UTC
A Little Step Forward
cold water, harsh ripples grey clouds, unmoving never nodding, never agreeable I could do this yes, I can, I can I will yes, yes small steps, tiny steps yes, I could do this colder water, harsher ripples howling grey clouds, unmoving never nodding, never agreeable they are taunting mocking, spitting pebbles no, I can't do this I can't, I can't, I can't they're taunting, mocking, laughing, pointing stop, stop, stop taunting, mocking stop please stop coldest water, harshest ripples screeching grey clouds, unmoving never nodding, never agreeable cold, so cold I will get out of this cold no more taunting, mocking, laughing, pointing no more cold yes, I could do this yes, I can, I can I will yes, yes smallest steps, the tiniest steps yes, I could do this ice water, murderous ripples yes, I will.
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