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Take the Reins MAG

August 27, 2013
By Anonymous

Circling insanity.
Fireflies awake.
Martyr of my vanity.
Stars start to shake.
On the floor, drawing the outline of the rejected chances.
With the sound of broken hearts, I get trapped in the dances.

I know that I'm dead. Bury me away.
I've had enough of average. Enough of okay.
I turn around to breathe, but nothing comes out.
These words are nothing but pains.
Rising above the priests and clergy devout.
Take the reins, my Lord, take the reins.

© Anonymous

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PrancexxxAbandoned SILVER said...
on Apr. 7 2015 at 11:25 am
PrancexxxAbandoned SILVER, Fullerton, California
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Favorite Quote:
"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, its more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly... timey-wimey... stuff" -The 10th Doctor

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This is amazing! I love it!
Alabian GOLD said...
on Dec. 21 2013 at 1:35 am
Alabian GOLD, Limbo, Other
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"If you can fly, don't stop at the sky cause there are footprints on the moon" - Owl City

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I know I already commented, but I just HAD to say CONGRATULATIONS for getting this in the magazine!! You truly deserved it!!
midnightwoah said...
on Sep. 4 2013 at 9:45 pm
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I must admit this sounds more like a poetic ballad than a song lyric. I love the flow because I could follow and feel every rhyme. 
lexaregina BRONZE said...
on Sep. 2 2013 at 4:13 pm
lexaregina BRONZE, Turnersville, New Jersey
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So beautiful. I would love to hear the melody.
E-chan SILVER said...
on Sep. 2 2013 at 12:00 am
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Wow, that was so. . . moving, i like it 5/5 for you : )
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So deep, thought-provoking, and creative. Great job and congratulations on the Editor's Choice!
Alabian GOLD said...
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You have such heart in your poetry. I can tell you feel what you write. There's sadness in your work, but hope deep down. I love it, as usual. Amazing job:)))