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May 2, 2014
By Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
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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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nautical is the depth of
my affections and
there are mountains under the surface if
you’d care to
look,
and I’ll bring a flashlight for the black-
est and deep-
est parts
(because I know even I
get scared),
and if you doubt your ability to swim
up again, I’ll help you
breathe – air
isn’t the only thing that sus-
tains us, but
love

© Becky F., Sacramento, CA

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JRaye PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 23 2015 at 6:49 pm
JRaye PLATINUM, Dorr, Michigan
43 articles 10 photos 523 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you build your house far enough away from Trouble, then Trouble will never find you.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Have you ever looked fear in the face and said, &#039;I just don&#039;t care.&#039;?&quot;

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I've played with this theme before, of being so much deeper and thoughtful than the world knows. This is so innocently, beautifully, uniquely written... All I can say is, when you meet your true love, share this with them. :)
TargonTheDragon GOLD said...
on Mar. 21 2015 at 1:10 pm
TargonTheDragon GOLD, Ofallon, Missouri
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I like how they added a "i can relate" tab that i can vote with, because that's exactly how i feel when i read this.
Ray--yo PLATINUM said...
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Your poems seem to have a humble amount of uniqueness, and the structure is wonderful (though I wish I could understand the breaking of sus-tains). You always seem to come up with such fresh metaphors.. just beautiful!
Jade.I.Am ELITE said...
on Jun. 3 2014 at 11:06 pm
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
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Thank you. :) and sorry, a lot of my poems are structured weird.
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Sweet :) other than presentation stuff which annoys me cos i'm picky, i love it.