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 Nov 2013 Pluto
rachel
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 Nov 2013 Pluto
rachel
Starry-eyed teens
With cigarettes in hand
Jumping fences on late night adventures

And calloused fingers grasping for empty hearts
Hands collide against each other
And breaths are taken with light kisses

Music blaring and alcohol pouring down the throats of delinquent teens
Attempting to escape their past

Running around barefoot
Cutting up the skin like they'd do when they're alone in their rooms
Rushing away from responsibilities

Everything is a mess, my dearest

Hurrying through fields like deer running from a man with gun in hand
Leaving hope behind because life too much to handle
 Nov 2013 Pluto
brooke
Beautiful.
 Nov 2013 Pluto
brooke
i thought to myself;
to craft a story so beautiful
you must be truly beautiful
and I realized my life is quite beautiful.
(c) Brooke Otto 2013

ongoing journey.
 Nov 2013 Pluto
rachel
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 Nov 2013 Pluto
rachel
a puff of smoke escaped his lips as he leaned against the balcony
the stars glowed and the city was loud with night goers
his hand stroked through his hair while the other hand tapped the cigarette on the edge of the stone anxiously

tap, tap ,tap

"you're going to die if you keep doing that."

her voice pierced through the night
turning around, he saw her standing at the large window, watching him pull the cig up to his mouth, and back down over the balcony

"that's the point, darling."

her puzzled expression tightened as she walked over to him and pulled the cigarette from his hand, dropping it off the balcony and watching it fall to the ground

"i'm not losing you"

the anxiety in her voice was obvious and her body clearly convulsed with panic
she leaned against his shoulder and kissed the side of his arm
gently, he pulled her long sleeve down and placed the pale skin in the yellow light, illuminating the red welts that stuck up

"you're going to die if you keep doing that"

repeating her words in a soft tone
he pulled her into his arms and caressed her hair
releasing her, he pulled out two cigarettes and a lighter

**"want to speed up the process together?"
 Nov 2013 Pluto
Jewel
You tucked my strayed strand hair behind my ears, causing my head to jolt up, you kissed me gently on the nose and told me that you loved me. I believed your so softly twisted lips, "you're a fool" a quiet voice whispered. As tears stained my cheeks, I watch you tear the pieces of our photograph just like how you teared my heart, I'm broken just like your "I love you's" For you left without a moment of hesitation, and your footprints has tainted my scars with memories.
 Nov 2013 Pluto
rachel
Empty nights
 Nov 2013 Pluto
rachel
Even the deepest blue couldn't make you feel as though it's all okay
Strangers arms grasping at your empty bones
Filling the gaps in your soul
Cars racing past the window on dark cold nights
Leaving you silent on grey balconies
The city is busy and you're alone
Smoking your cigarette
Hoping that chemicals will be better than crying
Blasting music and dancing in your skinniest little dress because at least the mirror loves you
Ripping up photos of forgotten memories
Memories that broke you and shattered your heart like a glass piggy bank
Wrapping lonely duvets around your  broken silhouette
Your body curls and your heart races and your senses spike because being alone is horrifying without someone by your side
 Nov 2013 Pluto
rachel
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 Nov 2013 Pluto
rachel
I love you so -

*"dont lie"
 Nov 2013 Pluto
Frisk
numbers
 Nov 2013 Pluto
Frisk
what if the pen was the scalpel, ripping our chest open with flowers sprouting out haphazardly
what if we had the sun running through our veins, and night time made us temporarily unconscious
our bodies react as the paper, you let a stranger take a pen to you trusting them not to shred the floral
when one of the magnolias, gardenias, or chrysanthemums are cut, the rest all fall like dominoes
and the sunlight scatters like mice into new hosts as you spiral downward into unconsciousness
the secret of how i flourished through drought was my optimism and faith in others who failed me
the science of how i got through these psychological traumatic experiences were questionable
the seconds i've spent thinking about it have been seconds wasted forgetting about my future
i don't trust the time, i'm always caught observing the clock making sure that it ticks
maybe i don't believe in it's mechanics, it's acute accuracy, or it's clockwise spin
it's the numbers i don't trust, i'm certain of it, we're all made of numbers
we're all seconds, hours, days, months, and years counting down

- kra
 Nov 2013 Pluto
brooke
126 Days.
 Nov 2013 Pluto
brooke
Maybe you don't count the days
because you are in a hurry to escape
me, and for a while I was too, but I
wasn't afraid to look behind me
because my feet still moved
forward.
But it's been 126 days
and my name is
still the same.
(c) Brooke Otto 2013

is yours?
 Nov 2013 Pluto
brooke
Candlelight.
 Nov 2013 Pluto
brooke
ah, but
light skitters
in her wake as
if her feet were
matches
(c) Brooke Otto

for marina.
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