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Dark Paradise

May 1, 2013
By Stereohugger GOLD, Long Beach, California
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Favorite Quote:
“Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

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And in that moment
My heart shattered
Burst into millions
Of contorted pieces
Terrified tears burst forth
In a gushing rainfall

And now I think
If my heart should stop
I would be happy
Death, I believe
Would be nice
Like a perfect paradise

Wings spread in pursuit of flight
In vain they flap
Down, down, I tumble and fall
On my deathbed I sprawl
I smile at my final release
For now, I am at peace

I have no more words
My mind and heart have run dry

© Dominique D., Ozone Park, NY

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