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  Four/Five Release

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  Everyone believes. At least a little bit. Does it feel any different to be forgiven? SkinSkinSkin surrenders, Begs for no mercy, Accepts. Why punish the broken, the needy? For weakness. The universe bows before no one. The universe commands: Suffer, suffer. If God were real, I believe He ...
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  Shiver

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  My head's been shot back into the clouds. All the cells in my blood are a cheering crowd. This unbridled joy makes the drowning so worth it. When this high finally hit, I screamed and you heard it. Energy struck me from nowhere, it attacked with no warning. Now, my organs are bees, gatheri...
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  Statue

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  I'm the daughter of marble, smooth and cold, Still intact, a thousand years old; Maybe older, born when goddesses lived, Revered despite their adulterous sins. My mother, the statue, dresses in white, But tarnished with smoke as marks of her slight. As years pass by, she gains more and mo...
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  Sun and Weather

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  It's not the rain; I love the rain. It's everything else: Your mouth and My brain Clashing together. We're no good together, But we are connected Like the sun and The Weather. I think I may fall In this first rain of Fall. I'm feeling so cold In the mist Of it all. ...
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  My Mother's Tears

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  It's freezing cold, so I know you're crying. Your tears fall like Snow. They fall softly, Gently, and Quietly enough To let your children sleep. Snowflakes Rest upon the ground And in your hands. Your children sleep through it, But I've been awake with you All night. I ...
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  My Father's Name

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  My father's name, Buried Underground. His sense of elevation: Gone. He was only a man. He save few, Not millions, From the Cold. The death of the hero, A well-known stranger Shook a nation. But my father's name Shook only the car On the way home From the church....
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  Atlas

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  Sadness, Atlas, is not defeat. They say that it's shorter than the long retreat From this ache that you feel all the way in your bones When you challenge the Fates and try lifting your home. You're alone. Do you remember? You were damned When they looked in your body and found the bl...
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  Reflection

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  I don't know how to love the girl I see in the mirror With blue lips and white lashes, frozen for years. I hate the cracks in her skin where the evil burst forth. I run my hands over her flesh, never finding the source. This is routine, it's how we say good-night. I slam the door on her scr...
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  Palace

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  When I'm silent, I'm lying, so now your eyes flood with doubt. You tell me to cry but tears don't come out. And it's not because I'm cold, it's just how I've adapted To my heart and my cortex being extracted. I can name all the places where the pieces were thr...
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  Games

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  I love to play games as long as I win. My opponent is love, I'll beat it with sin. I'll duck around corners to see who comes searching. But I won't look in the mirror to see who I'm hurting. In a word, I'm destructive, I just call myself strong. I haven't let mysel...
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  Your Hands

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  In a word, you make me dizzy When you make the whole world pause. Then the stars fall down in puddles. You smile breaking Nature's laws. Rain pours at your command And it's warm soaked in my clothes. Your gaze makes all the winds stand still. You bury my heart to grow a rose. This ...
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  Creation

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  I want to write, but I have no blade. And I would speak if only I had a flame. But I found myself here with only papers and pens Scattered over the dirt, blown around by the wind Until there's nothing but white spread as far as I can see. So I scar the ground; the pen cannot harm me. My m...
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  Only Death, Maybe Love

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  The palm leaf wilts more everyday, But I'll keep it until it turns to grey. I took it from him when it fell to the floor. We spoke no goodbyes when she tripped through Death's door. His ears bled with treason and he ran the same way. I didn't cry or shout out; There was nothing t...
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  Water and Flames

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  There's an ocean in my heart, And you walk along its shore. The tide brushes your ankles And your hands beg me for more. You say you've met no heart like mine, And you long to feel its waves, But I held you back the day I learned That your heart was made of flames. I refuse to let ...
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  Frigid Fame

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  Just behind my teeth, An evil grin resides. Some tiny words slip through Like happy little sighs. His shirt's undone, I dance. I feel his skin on mine, A vengeance no one knows of. It picks the scab of time. Blankets floating in my head, Kicked from bed to floor, Reminding me of seash...
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  Friendly-Faced Demon

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  You were in my dreams before I knew you were real. Eyes filled with passion and a voice I could feel, A soul like a mystery, but appearance so nice. Who would have imagined that pain was your vice? I ignored all their warnings and challenged your wall. I wanted nothing but you so I gave it my a...
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  Sweetest Affliction, Brand New Addiction

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  Your eyes meeting mine makes me dizzy; it's surreal. My whole self is screaming at me to just let me feel. When you're not around, I'm not sure this is right, But when I'm in your arms there's no reason to fight. Undeniably safe, I know just who you are. You're etc...
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  Some Hidden Faith

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  All the things I shouldn't say or do Are the things that slip out when I'm with you. All the things I swore I was too smart to feel Are what run through my head with every moment you steal. Tell me what you've done to me. Have you made me like this intentionally? Or is it someth...
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  Memory Set Free

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  I try to fall asleep again, But I remember your words. I think of them. This is the bed I've always laid in. It holds my regrets, So much guilt, so much sin. And this is the house where I've always lived. When your demons chased me This is where I hid. But I still can't esca...
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  Precious Overdose

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  Your touch can make my heat beat fast And I guess that's nothing new. But my pulse increases even more When I chance a glance at you. How long until I overload? I've never been so close. Is there such a thing as too much of you? What a precious overdose....
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  Keep Burning

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  You say that I'm a fire And I made you stop and turn. But, compared to you, I flicker While you make the whole world burn. You can captivate me, easy, And my heart can't settle down. Your words are like a rainstorm; They fill my thoughts until I drown. I'm not used to feeling ...
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  L-I-E

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  Liar. I can see the veins under my skin, Emptiness begging me to open it up. Longing to bleed. Irrational thoughts are Easier than fighting. Loveless. I'm a lost cause; Everything makes me numb. Lifeless. If you loved me you'd understand Earth is hell. Lust for Icy met...
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  Masterpiece: Completed

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  My canvas here is missing something. Just one more scar is all it needs. With a metal paintbrush and bright red ink, I can make my masterpiece complete. My outside is naked, my insides are empty. I let my other self overtake me. Just one moment is all it took. To see the damage, take a look. ...
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  Impulse

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  Silence the demons and quicken my pulse. Give me a rush, sweet dangerous impulse. Far from expected, it's hard to fight instinct, But I'll never confess. I know what they'd all think. Etched in my memory like it's etched in my skin. I'll never forget such a beautiful si...
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  Up Tonight

  

  By Masterpiece21, Longmont, CO

  Monsters Crawling out from under my bed. Demons Flying up from out of my head. What will it take to help me fall asleep tonight? Sometimes I wonder why feeling peace is always such a fight. Heartbeat: The only thing I hear betwee the silence. Nightmares, Dreaming of some self-inflicted viol...