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  The Shadow

  

  By LenaLeaf, Edinburg, VA

  Crawling out from under The pressures of Veins, molecules, pain-- Clawing at the Sidewalks Siding Sycamores Not good enough To be a reflection Not strong enough to become Separated from it’s host A parasitic Pathetic Pulling-- At the being With a burdened Fixed height Bla...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Alice

  

  By LenaLeaf, Edinburg, VA

  I looked madness in the eye and lost my sense of sight....
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  The Teenager That Wasn't

  

  By LenaLeaf, Edinburg, VA

  There is no party No brain cell burning No liquid courage spilling- jerking around in the palm. There is no posse No friends No best friend- no late night talks about nothing , twisting wet hair around a finger. There is no place for the teenager who wasn’t. Life is hell for the teena...
• Fiction > Thriller/Mystery
  Happy Birthday

  

  By LenaLeaf, Edinburg, VA

  Numbness isn't just a feeling, it's a monster with the face of an angel. No matter what anyone tells you, I swear that it's true. Numb is what I feel when I walk to the shed, my feet bare, to retrieve the metal rake. Numb is what I feel when I hand it to my mother; numb is what I feel...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Pressure

  

  By LenaLeaf, Edinburg, VA

  Mother is tired like an old pencil drawing disappearing slowly. I drip ink sliding away from her influence because I rather bleed out than fade out....
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Ghost

  

  By LenaLeaf, Edinburg, VA

  Lying on creaking wood panels, spreading like a warning chill. Lost in a thought abandoned by a skill-less mind. Frozen in time. She arises as he returns, awakening at the sound of a single heart beat. Her focus beads on his brow. Ten years she laid there alone in that hous...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Masked

  

  By LenaLeaf, Edinburg, VA

  Let's tape together a face. Let's call it beautiful. Call it flawless Call it immortal Call it angelic Call it perfect Call it by my name Just don't call it What it really is Fake....