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February 23, 2014
By heavyfeet GOLD, Austin, Texas
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heavyfeet GOLD, Austin, Texas
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The air is full of ideas

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The words
I say
are just place-holder text,
awaiting
to be re-placed.
Only I am too fond
of them to ever
let go.
My own titanium shield
to cover the
thoughts within.

White
face as expressionless
as a blank page.
I do not hint
at my overflowing
inside.

© Sean C., Princeton, IL

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