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the calm after the storm

February 8, 2014
By perapera BRONZE, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
“The darkness is calling. A little danger, a little risk. Feel your heart race. Listen to it. That’s the sound of being alive." ---Brom, The Child Thief

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the exhausted numbness after a breakdown

is like knifing out all of the nerves under your skin

in order to feel nothing

but the life drain from your body

© Sara D., Aiken, SC

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