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			<title>River of Blood from the Roses</title>
			<description>A river of bloodRuns through the gardenIt brings color to the rosesBlooming near the bankThe green grass is saturatedBy the blood as pureAs the white of snowBlood that will stain the snowOne drop will soak throughEvery snowflake and createColorLight will have a chanceLight has no chance with darknes..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1182753/</link>
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			<title>Seasonal Moods</title>
			<description>Sunny skies and red shouldersUnder the glistening waterMelodies that are so sweetMy, they lift me off my feetElegance and good timesRecuperation is neededAshes swept away by the windUmbrellas will protect us from the sleetThe ashes hide burnt leavesUnderneath the stripped treeMy father lit a fireNig..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1182749/</link>
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			<title>Deaf vs. Blind</title>
			<description>I'm locked in a blank room with only an elegant, black piano. The beautiful pianist's hair is bleach blonde and waves so beautifully. Her eyes are large and brown. The way she moves is so graceful, gentle. Her petite fingers gingerly, yet solidly force each key down, creating a beautiful vibration. ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1170453/</link>
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			<title>Guardian (New Version)</title>
			<description> I am safe. I am happy. Peace surrounds me as does a loving family of relatives, friends, and animals. We may do whatever we want, and still we are safe. I can shine, and live. I can experience life.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1143460/</link>
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			<title>Once Upon A Reality</title>
			<description>Once upon a reality,	there was a girl who lived in a trailer park. She had tacky, cheap clothing and a beautiful smile. Her&amp;nbsp;parents were divorced and she lived with her mom, two brothers, and a brother in a dirty and repulsively&amp;nbsp;hideous mobile home. She went to the biggest public high scho..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1130983/</link>
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			<title>You, Your Husband, and The Widow (Horror)</title>
			<description>Walking down the hallwayThe hallway of your homeThe home in which you used to playBut now you're all aloneDenying your fearOf the creaky old stairThere is never a tearJust intruding of the lairYes, your home has been changedThis is no longer your homeIt belongs to the derangedCreature who merely roa..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1122722/</link>
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			<title>Childhood Wood</title>
			<description>This is about growing up in the woods near your house. It's a more sentimental piece of mine.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1105992/</link>
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			<title>Rain and Snow</title>
			<description>Rain and snowEither way it's water from the skyEither way it makes me want to flyTo see what's up there oh so highRain and snowThey are both very beautifulThey are both very symbolicalMaking me emotionalRain and snowDelicately delightfulMonstrously meaningfulGorgeously gracefulRain for expressingSno..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1105957/</link>
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			<title>The Power of Light</title>
			<description>Tears of confusionStream down my face hastilyIt&amp;rsquo;s a delusionPain has taken meEverything is uglyJesus, help meSo, Jesus didAn inspirational sparkIn front of my eyelidsLook out the windowThere&amp;rsquo;s a mysterious lightMakes my beauty flowThe bright light blinds meAnd for a moment I seePure, ble..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1096381/</link>
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			<title>All You Have To Do Is Laugh</title>
			<description>All of the timesLaughing was forcedLoving was rareYou had hateOminous furyUnderestimated depressionHaving to tough it outAnd suffer for what seemed like foreverVexed with the horror of lifeEnding it with a laughThat would make it all betterOn the brink of failure in lifeDon't fall for the knifeOr th..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1082341/</link>
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			<title>20 vs. 40</title>
			<description>):20 bad things and 40 good things :)</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1081792/</link>
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			<title>Your Personal Purpose (Originally A Blog)</title>
			<description>	You matter. You can make an impact on the world. I am an eleven year old girl and I am soon to make a change. Any state of being, any kind of being, you make an impact. Some people don't realize it and do troublesome things to the world because they didn't realize their actions could hurt. And the ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1070074/</link>
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			<title>Oxymorons</title>
			<description>Happily TorturedTortured HyperthymianHyperthemic DownerDowning ClownClown-y&amp;nbsp;PoliticianPolitical FunFunny Depress-erDepressing HappinessHappy SadnessSad ME!!!!:)</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1063322/</link>
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			<title>All The Steps and All the Pain</title>
			<description>Each underlined word is a poem of mine that I've written to lead up to this. Enjoy!</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1057662/</link>
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			<title>The Relationship</title>
			<description>I expected so muchI expected pure, true loveI expected genourosityAnd respectRomanceLoveI got that.And then I got something else.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1057652/</link>
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			<title>Confidence</title>
			<description>You don&amp;rsquo;t stand outYou aren&amp;rsquo;t proudYour poor little heartIs full of doubtIt&amp;rsquo;s like every dayYour confidence is lowThen that one special friendHelps your confidence glow</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1057648/</link>
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			<title>The Most Special Time</title>
			<description>The most special timeOf the life of a childIs one not of rhymeNor is it mildNo, this is the firstThe most realThe worstThe big dealIt&amp;rsquo;s the timeWhen the brain of a childIs out of controlAnd tells them the liesAnd what lovely lies they areThe reassurancessThat can never be heldThe good old pat ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1057644/</link>
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			<title>Last Night Was Awesome</title>
			<description>Last night was Sunday night, and tried not to loath the idea of school in the morning. I didn't, though. I just appreciated what was there, right then. Of course earlier in the day my room had been a disaster but I had just cleaned it and it was perfect. I made my bed before I went to sleep (I sleep..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1052573/</link>
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			<title>My Dream Last Night (10/14/12)</title>
			<description>I had a dream last night. &amp;nbsp;Of course I had many, but this one stood out the most. &amp;nbsp;This morning I woke up at about seven o'clock, which I decided was a little early for a Sunday morning, so I fell back asleep. &amp;nbsp;During my extra rest, I had a dream that looked just like this:I was in on..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1051967/</link>
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			<title>Persistance</title>
			<description>And he won't stop
Ever
He will keep going
Forever</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1050252/</link>
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			<title>The World Where Everyone Looks Down Into the Dark</title>
			<description>People are always the ones to look up at the majestic light glowing above us. This describes the world where the big light looks down upon us.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1045062/</link>
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			<title>Now Is The Time</title>
			<description>Never let goOnly now mattersWhen? Now.If you focus on the past and futureSanity will say goodbyeTell your friendsHear other people say itEveryone does. &quot;Now.&quot;Time is strange.It can only be understood ifMe, you, him, her, them, us, youEmbrace the power of now</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1041605/</link>
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			<title>Hello</title>
			<description>The girl in the rope was finally named. Her name was Hope. She was acclaimed.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1035023/</link>
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			<title>A Night</title>
			<description>I'm in the blackI don't need the lightIt only shapes things,Adds color I don't needWe're back to backWith no sightThis is the beginningAnd I'm ready to feedThere is the creatureHe's right hereWe only need collideAlthough there is fearIt is merely natureAnd despite the fearWe both decideWe've come to..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1032740/</link>
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			<title>True Beauty</title>
			<description>Sure, they're big and tallAnd create meadowsBut they hold dark secretslike old poor widowsAnd old recluses from the pastAway from nuisances and all of thatThese rocky hills have stories toldBut lies hide souls, pure as goldThe fields of treesAnd curious leavesAre more than weCould ever seeThe silky ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1031504/</link>
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			<title>Bloodlust</title>
			<description>Desperately scurryingFinding the only thingThe only thing for meSomething that will lastIf not I'll be aghastIt is what sustains meIf you knewWhat I could doYou'd run away from meWhen I seeThe smooth and shinyDrink that tempts meI must have itIt works magicOnly affecting meWhat can I say?Run away!I ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1027082/</link>
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			<title>Life Is Not Simple</title>
			<description>Love everyone. Love yourselfIf you do, you will eventually hurtFeel everything, do everythingEverything is not goodIgnorance is a good thingSmartness is a good thingNever give upOh, sometimes you have toTaste the food in your mouth. Savor itSavor what may be poisonIf you love, you might be loved bac..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1026458/</link>
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			<title>Absolute Agony</title>
			<description>This morning I turned my face towards the skyI turned my neck, head, and eyesBut the beauty I sawWas screwed up, wrongIt hurt to face the sunMy eyes pleaded to shunWhat I'd gazed at and tookFor granted so many yearsWhy could I not look?It was the same skyBut I looked at it with changed eyes</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1023734/</link>
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			<title>Pathetic Death</title>
			<description>HahaDeath.Yes, I just laughed at the word deathWe all shouldDeath is mediocrePatheticDeath is&amp;nbsp;naiveIt thinks it is so greatWhen it is hardly a big dealIt thinks it is a dark sky of lost spiritsBut it is only a hopeful light.Death will never amount to what we can be.We are more than physicalWe a..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1022183/</link>
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			<title>Magic</title>
			<description>Please! I cannot seem to put a Youtube video into my writing, so CLICK ON THE LINK BEFORE READING! The video's exact title is this: How to train your dragon Score: Forbidden Friendshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CJ96LGGP6w&amp;amp;feature=player_detailpageEver since I was old enough to understand that ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1022159/</link>
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			<title>Phoenix and Wolf</title>
			<description>Once upon a time, long, long ago in a far away land, lived only animals. &amp;nbsp;And at this time there was every animal on earth at this time, and all the others that have gone extinct, including animals like the Dragon and the Unicorn. &amp;nbsp;Unfortunately, we will not yet have a look at what goes on..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1019142/</link>
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			<title>Out Here It Doesn't Matter</title>
			<description>Out here it doesn't matter if...I eat with my hands.I go around half naked.I do things differently.It doesn't matter if...I'm alone.I talk to myself.My friends are animals.Out here it doesn't matter if...I am always dirty.I am rude.I am not educated.I am myself.I express myself.I love myself.I hate ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1019123/</link>
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			<title>What If?</title>
			<description>What if humans were the same?What if everyone's unique?What humans were to blame?What if life was bleak?What animals had real souls?What if humans couldn't feel?What if a half was really whole?What if love was real?What if cities were burned down?What if valleys were filled in?What if a forest was a..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1019103/</link>
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			<title>What Did She Say?</title>
			<description>PEOPLEare perceptivebut plainly idioticTECHNOLOGYis familiarbut also quite strangeLIGHTis easy to understandbut difficult to graspLAUGHTERis easy to startbut hard to stopANIMALScome off as normalbut are oddly weirdPEOPLEhave permanent facadesbut they are removableNATUREis forever lastingbut rapidly ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1013428/</link>
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			<title>Time</title>
			<description>She goes down the same old pathThe one she's journeyed up and down countless timesShe expects it to be familiarTo recognize her as she recognizes it.But the black, the grim darkness is a whole new realmAnd the road is changed.She trips, stumbles, and takes wrong turnsToo many times she has the sinki..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1013165/</link>
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			<title>A Sad Man's Tale</title>
			<description>It couldn't get any worse.  My soul was ripped to pieces and the remnants went with my poor family's.  My heart didn't seem to be beating, therefore my mind didn't function correctly.  So... why live?</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1012746/</link>
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			<title>Unintended Love</title>
			<description>End of an autumn dayI decided to leave homeI felt a powerful urge to strayI strolled under the gloam.I hummed my tuneI sang my songI gazed at the moonI walked along.Nothing was rightBecause one thing was wrongI needed a lightIn this world that's so strong.My light had to beSomebody to hugWho will ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1009901/</link>
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			<title>The Beginning</title>
			<description>An interesting perspective on how the universe was made.  Completely fiction, but also interesting!</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1009190/</link>
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			<title>She</title>
			<description>She has everything she wantsShe is the happiest person alive.She dwells in a beautiful, well decorated castleStructured in the fairest landscape of the kingdomWhere the forest trees are as grand as the tallest towerWhere the sunshine bursts through their foliage,Illuminating the vines of the walls t..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1008278/</link>
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			<title>Guardian</title>
			<description>He was there at my birth (I caught a glimpse of his face on something shiny) but then he ran away. &amp;nbsp;I grew up a little, his appearance always in my mind. &amp;nbsp;What I saw when I took my first breath were: Two oddly shaped eyes that seemed young and as old as the sun itself. &amp;nbsp;A twisted smil..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1007669/</link>
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			<title>Reaching For the Stars Through Iron Bars</title>
			<description>My input on the modern world and how sick and twisted it is... how I can do nothing.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1007650/</link>
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			<title>House of Horror</title>
			<description>Sick and spooky.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1007525/</link>
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			<title>Hope</title>
			<description>A little girl's brother dies, but she learns to find hope and be happy.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1007355/</link>
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			<title>Never to Be Let Go</title>
			<description>What once was happy is sadWhat once was sane is madWhat once was rich is poorAnd now we must sleep on the floorThe children have no hand to holdWe have no love, no joy, no hopeWe simply have no hopeThis is the only song to sing,Sung so mournful and lowFor we are trapped, forever and everNever to be ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CALucas/1007341/</link>
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