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Pulled Under

August 1, 2014
By TheBlondeWithBrains GOLD, Longwood, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
If a writer falls in love with you then you can never die.
-Unknown

"If you're going to be two-faced, at least make one of them pretty."
-Marilyn Monroe

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Mama's tears
Taste like salty poison slipping into my open mouth.
She holds me tightly,
Her sallow cheek pressed against mine.
I hug her back gently,
Too much pressure,
And her thin bones would snap.

© Nicole J., St. Louis, MO

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