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Into the Dark

March 19, 2011
By shoelessjoe GOLD, Highland, Michigan
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shoelessjoe GOLD, Highland, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
"Don't tell me the sky's the limit when ther are footsteps on the moon"
"Instead of waiting for the storm to pass, learn to dance in the rain"
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams"

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I’m drowning.
Inside me.
I’m slipping
Into an
Inky blackness.
The edges
Of my vision
Are being
Overtaken
Into the dark.
I’m struggling.
With my being.
With my
Self.
Please
My mind is
Pleading
Begging
Sinking.
Everything is
Collapsing and
Colliding.
I’m trapped and
I’m drowning
Inside
Me.

© Kellie S., New London, NH

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shoelessjoe GOLD said...
on Jun. 28 2011 at 10:44 am
shoelessjoe GOLD, Highland, Michigan
19 articles 0 photos 48 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Don't tell me the sky's the limit when ther are footsteps on the moon"
"Instead of waiting for the storm to pass, learn to dance in the rain"
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams"

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Thank you! =)
Megan.J.B said...
on Jun. 28 2011 at 9:44 am
Megan.J.B, Sault Ste Marie, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"Here's the real truth. There are eight million people in this city. And those teeming masses exist for the sole purpose of lifting the few exceptional people onto their shoulders. You, me? We're exceptional."
- Green Goblin. :)

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Beautiful poem, very well done. :)