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July 23, 2018
By FeltonsFirebolt SILVER, Los Alamitos, California
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FeltonsFirebolt SILVER, Los Alamitos, California
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Favorite Quote:
"We are bound only by the limits of our imaginations." ~Misha Collins, actor

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You say I'm sweet, but I think of all the bitter tears spilled, and I don't feel sweet at all. 

You say I'm pretty, but I think of the grotesque thoughts in my head, and I don't feel pretty at all. 

You say I'm funny, but I think of all the strained smiles, and I don't feel funny at all. 

You say I'm brave, but I think of all the words I am too scared to say, and I don't feel brave at all.

You say I'm smart, but I think of all the stupid mistakes I've made, and I don't feel smart at all.

So clearly, without warring renditions, one is not the truth.

But which one of us is blind?

© Alicia W., Bonita Springs, FL

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