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I am just a shell. I don't have much life inside of me. Well maybe a little sticky mess that resembles the form of a snail trying to squirm my way out. I only need one foot for that. That's a good thing because I severed the other foot attempting to come out of my coffin from an early burial. What happens when a snail realizes she is just a snail? She says, "Ok, I'm a snail.  I'll do what snails do." Slow and steady wins the race... So why do I feel like a red tailed hawk looking for an opening to soar through? *Acquiescing to a snail's life is the same as having my wings clipped.* *I may be caged, jailed, grounded...but in my dreams I fly high towards the endless horizon. Leaving that slimy shell prison in my dust.*
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Oct 24, 2014
Oct 24, 2014 at 7:59 AM UTC
Musings From a Snail
I am just a shell. I don't have much life inside of me. Well maybe a little sticky mess that resembles the form of a snail trying to squirm my way out. I only need one foot for that. That's a good thing because I severed the other foot attempting to come out of my coffin from an early burial. What happens when a snail realizes she is just a snail? She says, "Ok, I'm a snail.  I'll do what snails do." Slow and steady wins the race... So why do I feel like a red tailed hawk looking for an opening to soar through? *Acquiescing to a snail's life is the same as having my wings clipped.* *I may be caged, jailed, grounded...but in my dreams I fly high towards the endless horizon. Leaving that slimy shell prison in my dust.*
lyteweaver
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Oct 24, 2014
Oct 24, 2014 at 7:59 AM UTC
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