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I Never Loved My Name

May 31, 2013
By Alex_Durham GOLD, Vineland, New Jersey
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Alex_Durham GOLD, Vineland, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

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I've never loved my name
But I love it in your mouth

I've never loved my hair
But I love it between your fingers

I've never loved my laugh
But I love it next to yours

I've never loved my lips
But I love them on your skin

I've never loved myself
And I didn't think you would either

© Emily B., Houston, TX

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