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April 24, 2013
By Purlfluff GOLD, Colfax, California
Purlfluff GOLD, Colfax, California
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Favorite Quote:
When you&#039;re drowning, you don&#039;t say &#039;I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,&#039; you just scream.<br /> -John Lennon


As fast as I run I know
That I am doomed to be nothing more than a future show
The souls of my boots were torn
To reveal new skins, as it had just been born
The bones in my arm started to quake
And fear took control of my hands and made them start to shake
This creature feeds off hate
And I was the best bait
This creature feeds off greed
And I was greed’s best steed
This thing feeds off fear
And that has owned me since I ever heard it in my ear
As fast as I run I knew I could
Not face the being of which I should
Then my foot hit a root
And lost control of my boot
Then I saw shards of glass
And I knew my bare foot would not last
My fate was sealed once I started to fall
As my screams started to call
I knew my doom once my knee
Hit the hard glass beneath me
The creature steps slowed to eat its prey
When my bloody body ley
Carried an ax that made my heart filled with fear
While he proceeded to chop off my ear
Then it pinned me against a tree
Only to realize the killer was me



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on Feb. 2 2015 at 4:37 pm
ddd22447 BRONZE, Colfax, California
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He is not intelligent at all and this poem has no deeper meaning to ut what so ever. I love you purlfluff

on Jul. 11 2013 at 12:34 pm
haley101 DIAMOND, Windsor, Connecticut
70 articles 5 photos 195 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> ― Mary Oliver

hey, sorry that I included my friend's name in the last comment. I thought that this was her work, but it isn't. Hope you know that we both really like it, and you should be proud of what you wrote!  

on Jul. 11 2013 at 12:24 pm
haley101 DIAMOND, Windsor, Connecticut
70 articles 5 photos 195 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> ― Mary Oliver

Kelli! I love this so much. It reminds me why I love running, but there's also somthing deeper and so very true... like, about how you have to fight your inner demons, while at the same time, gaurding yourself from the life around you. It reminds me a lot of myself, actually.