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Secret Comfort

May 20, 2010
By laptoploser1220 GOLD, Deltona, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
“Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity.”- Albert Einstein

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We are all
Shallow creatures
Looking for love
In the dark depths of the ocean
Even if it’s already
Right in our hands
We are all
Hypocrites
Putting up fake smiles
To hold back venomous lies
We are all
Human
Live day to day
With flaws

© Emma H., Exeter, NH

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Meavescrete SILVER said...
on Oct. 28 2010 at 6:22 pm
Meavescrete SILVER, Potomac, Maryland
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So true.

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