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2005 poetry

Sick at Heart

March 19, 2005 Rachel

“Love your neighbor.” Sounds simple enoughbut it’s nearly impossible if you doubt yourself.Harder still when they hate you, even the placeyou live and were raised.

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2005 poetry

Secret Admirer

March 5, 2005 Rachel

Tired of playing a losing gamea little girl walks away,even though it breaks her heart.Maybe tomorrow she’ll give another shot. Married, yet miles away.They only

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2005 poetry Xander

Bread and Advice

February 15, 2005 Rachel

“Why do red eyes call the shot between acceptance and being left to rot? If my eyes were sapphire blue no one would doubt my

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2005 poetry Zelda

Winds of Change

February 2, 2005 Rachel

Shadows in the noontime;daylight in the night.Each are out of lineand neither in the right.The wind is blowing fire,simply breathing death,upon the weakened life.Why is

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2005 poetry

Walk the Walk

January 4, 2005 Rachel

I don’t like the spotlight much;too much brightness and too hard a touch.Avoiding the punches that come too fast and hardmakes me smart. Not a

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2004 poetry

But…

December 8, 2004 Rachel

It’s time to fly away,time to save the day.But who rescues the hero?Get yourself straightand lose that blasted hate.But why does it turn to self?Learn

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2004 poetry

Inner Battle

November 22, 2004 Rachel

The scratch of a penacross the page of memory…The press of broken dreamscutting the mind’s defense…All the while, it begins to shakeand a pair of

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2004 poetry

Growing Up

October 28, 2004 Rachel

I miss the innocence of my youthwhen I never had to worry about the truth.Going out to play and have fun;not knowing the real world

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2004 poetry

Running from Demons

October 28, 2004 Rachel

whirly whirly go aroundspin spin fall downcry cry little babyfight fight crazy ladyrun run pass everyonethere there go back byfall fall stay downno no stop

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2004 poetry

True Worth of Friends

September 19, 2004 Rachel

Fallen from lights to darksthe landing bruises the heart.In the darkness of the shadows,the bruised one wanders, lost. “Where is the light? Why am Itrapped

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