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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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“If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose”
― 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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This article has 27 comments.

Mckay ELITE said...
on Apr. 18 2013 at 1:03 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
—Apple’s “Think Different” commercial, 1997
“Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn't understood.”
― 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
21 articles 0 photos 44 comments

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"There are three rules to writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are." 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:
“If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose”
― 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:
“If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose”
― 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:
“If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose”
― 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. :)