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March 30, 2012
By Doctor_elisa PLATINUM, Columbia, South Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;There are limitations and there are protocols and I&rsquo;ve been warned that I&rsquo;m not supposed to threaten or beg for pieces of someone&rsquo;s soul.&quot;<br /> <br /> Richard Siken, &lsquo;The Long and Short of It<br /> <br /> &quot;My mother told me I had a chameleon soul, no moral compass pointing due north, no fixed personality; just an inner indecisiveness that was as wide and as wavering as the ocean&quot; -unknown

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Pounding balls
trampling feet
injured pride
scraped knees

such a dangerous sport
yet
it's such a rush

heart pounding
pulse racing
salt stinging your eyes
muscles aching

did you know
people are watching

steal the ball
lose the ball
insults hurled
praises rewarded

bodies collide
an elbow to the gut
asprained ankle
oops...
I think you got hurt

game over
next player please

© Ali C., Hyannisport, MA

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