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Self-Destruction

April 7, 2013
By Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
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Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
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&ldquo;If you&#039;re losing your soul and you know it, then you&#039;ve still got a soul left to lose&rdquo; <br /> ― Charles Bukowski

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The flames begin,
Licking their fiery wrath up my arms.
I let them come and bid them good morning,
A welcome distraction
From all the pain and the loss of this fine
Mourning.
The pain slips from my fingers in a broken
Way,
As rain slips from the clouds unbidden.
But the tears did not abate
This agony,
And while they, the flames of my shame and dark past,
burned
I stood there, silent
As can be
Awaiting my impending
self-
destruction.

© Allison F., Menlo Park, CA

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this isn't any good, my i'm still posting it :P
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Mckay ELITE said...
on Apr. 18 2013 at 1:03 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
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&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

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"Isn't any good"? Girl, what's worng with you? This is outstanding. Trying to be all selfless and modest. Naw, this is poetry; the Editors thought so. I love your image too: it's as if the hands were bleeding rainbows. Though, honestly that'd be kinda cool. Awesome work, Jade; keep doing your work. :)
mistaken_laughter PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 16 2013 at 10:02 am
mistaken_laughter PLATINUM, Alvin, Texas
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&quot;There are three rules to writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.&quot; W. Somerset Maugham

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Great job, I really like this piece :) It flows very well.
Jade.I.Am ELITE said...
on Apr. 15 2013 at 5:56 pm
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;If you&#039;re losing your soul and you know it, then you&#039;ve still got a soul left to lose&rdquo; <br /> ― Charles Bukowski

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i mean artgirl.....wow *facepalm*
Jade.I.Am ELITE said...
on Apr. 15 2013 at 5:56 pm
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;If you&#039;re losing your soul and you know it, then you&#039;ve still got a soul left to lose&rdquo; <br /> ― Charles Bukowski

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i'm glad you got that! lol. what i told sunny--your feedback means a lot!!
Jade.I.Am ELITE said...
on Apr. 15 2013 at 5:55 pm
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;If you&#039;re losing your soul and you know it, then you&#039;ve still got a soul left to lose&rdquo; <br /> ― Charles Bukowski

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LOL, thanks guys! it means a lot that you read this :)
readaholic PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 15 2013 at 2:28 pm
readaholic PLATINUM, Tomahawk, Wisconsin
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I seriously really like this.  Especially the play on words with "mourning".  Yeah, you're wrong :)
IndigoElisabeth SILVER said...
on Apr. 15 2013 at 12:12 pm
IndigoElisabeth SILVER, Woodbury, New Jersey
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John 1:1

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Apparently the editors didn't agree with you. :)