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August 23, 2012
By nahagu BRONZE, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Favorite Quote:
"If you're going through hell, keep going" --Winston Churchill

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Pardon me,
but my tears are made of fire,
not water.

Though you spit your own sparks
and say that Satan has replaced the weeping angels,
I know that is but your own left side screaming.

But please,
be careful what you wish for.
Because if the fire becomes water
you may just drown.

© Elise S., Clarksville, MD

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