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		<description>The original writings of author Dano</description>
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			<title>A Robin</title>
			<description>She was unknown trapped&amp;nbsp;Within walls that were meant to protectBehind the shifting smiles&amp;nbsp;Within memories of loveA madness held onto himInside it was taking holdStrategic and slow&amp;nbsp;The calm before the stormHe witnessed the dawnA son&amp;nbsp;Blue eyed and frailIn me he saw&amp;nbsp;A vision on..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/1357191/</link>
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			<title>Inner Voice</title>
			<description>Does it hurt&amp;nbsp;Am I bleedingDoes this wound existI ask myselfThe voice that is meExisting in my headDoes she existCan I feel herI ask myself&amp;nbsp;Must this hurtI see herDevious is my sightI cant face this lieMust I keep movingI should lay stillRefusing to ask&amp;nbsp;I dance within&amp;nbsp;Trying to fi..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/1342455/</link>
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			<title>A Taylored Story of Love in Lewis</title>
			<description>I lost myself to the roadA bigger city a different skyI ran from my presentAcross mountains through forestsI found the sea&amp;nbsp;The future she was waitingUnknown to me in the dark I stayedMy tattered heart buriedLeft in the town I ran fromI thought I could succeed&amp;nbsp;Thought I could stand on my ow..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/1297484/</link>
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			<title>Newtons Law</title>
			<description>Ablaze as never beforeWhispering &amp;nbsp;I see the beauty of life within youShe takes both my hands&amp;nbsp;Rising&amp;nbsp;My enamored eyes fall uponHer soulful brown betty's &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Murmurous ripples resoundUnraveling my soul&amp;nbsp;Like the lace of a shoeInfectious, surreptitiousAlive as never I've felt..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/1293243/</link>
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			<title>Appropriation</title>
			<description>Melting&amp;nbsp;The sky could peel awayMay she show me her wonderThe distance is greater than thunderI feel the rumble worlds awayDripping through cracks in her underbellyThey flee&amp;nbsp;Escaping with secrets she hid deep withinWraiths black limbs akin to gusty winds spread&amp;nbsp;As they decend like wild..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/1278694/</link>
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			<title>Pieces of I</title>
			<description>My soul breaksYou want a piece of meHe holds a part of meShe knows who I try to beLost in sea of shadowsBit by bit I break for youBreaking for all of youThe mirror holds a portrait&amp;nbsp;Of grey I don't recognizeI'm losing who I wasBit by bit I'm lostPieces of I written on all of you&amp;nbsp;Through you..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/1266383/</link>
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			<title>262</title>
			<description>Highway black churns the loneliness in her soulWhite stripes and halogen lightsThe beacons leading her homePod-casts keeping tired eyes focusedStorms collide tumultuously aboveThunder cracks the rains pourHer senses heightenHands tighten over the wheelAs the wind bucks hardThe red neon begins formin..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/1244043/</link>
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			<title>How We Survive</title>
			<description>In our darkest hourThrough the blacknessStand tallBe couragous This will soon clearWe will emergeStronger</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/1043388/</link>
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			<title>Exhale</title>
			<description>The mood has gotten darkThe smell of flesh freshly burnt Brings life to my numb tongueYour silhouette beams brightUnder the red moonLife blossoms under you asThe rot gorges itself insideThe death clings to youLife flourishes as theFirst breath of the wicker tree Exhales</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/1032889/</link>
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			<title>Falling</title>
			<description>The walk sign has come and goneI feel like I have lost somethingA memory just out of reachWhere was I trying to getThe crisp falling snow collects around meThe train click clacks pastA woman in white The woman, was she waiting for meMy hands numb from the northern..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/1013237/</link>
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			<title>Emma</title>
			<description>A fist bursts the red from your tired faceThe tears provide a bitter reprievePinned to the wall your soul shakesHis fingers rough and scarredThey wrap around your delicate neckSqueezing, your muscles tighten Your lungs begin to burn Your eyes stained and soaked Begging him to stop Begging for a brea..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/1003432/</link>
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			<title>Hidden</title>
			<description>Something missing a hollow emptiness Apart of me Sitting just below the cracked surfaceNurtured never Its purpose lost on me Carrying its weight since I was just a childBarely walking I buried it deep below Twenty seven and still it residesLiving and loving still noth..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/947531/</link>
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			<title>A l'int&amp;eacute;rieur</title>
			<description>A l'int&amp;eacute;rieurA moonless pinhole The body begins seizingHalos encircle Falling feet muscles pulling Internal bloodloss Aching together smiles swirlScheming into dreams Leave the crashing to the seaNight peels back likeAsphyxiated lungs breathingCatch the parasitic blasphemyDisconnected layersT..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/749554/</link>
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			<title>14th Hour</title>
			<description>The air has grown cold Snow crisp under my steps&amp;nbsp;Your not here, its still cold insideThe cats cuddle together on our couchSilence, except for the windAnother storm on its wayI lay in the bed, missing youIts well past 4 o'clock A piano plays through my headA gentle reminder I will see youThe..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/655668/</link>
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			<title>This can be, this could last forever.</title>
			<description>This is only meThe last breath I wish to tasteYou told me not to let goI have lost my gripMy soul has faded to nightI stare into your glossy eyesLifeless in there sullen beautyTorn between promises unfulfilledI refuse to look awayUnwilling to move for fearOf the future without yo..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/626815/</link>
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			<title>A song for a quiet man</title>
			<description>&quot;My bed is awful without you in it&quot;Flashes of what could beI forgetI want this as much as youI wouldn't go backI don't want to change usI like youYou know you have raised me back from the depthsWe are made for each otherI wish it hadn't taken me this long to find youThese tears are for a dream I cou..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/595768/</link>
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			<title>uv aje d</title>
			<description>silence sends shivers down your backinto the morning I treadthe fears rise and revolve around methe fires burned down to a smolderremember our deva vui thought we would see this comingyour breathing has slowedthe morning dew rises unveiling youclose your eyesi see its time for you to reststill I won..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/536090/</link>
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			<title>Unwanted Feast</title>
			<description>A piano strums softly bending to the lady in blueThe scent of burnt tea rises up from the corner Chocolate, coffee, fresh bread and conversation fills the airThe lines form with the taste of sweets in mindClever monkeys all but lick the glass trying to get a tasteThe piano falls silent amo..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/527271/</link>
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			<title>Human</title>
			<description>Hateful, hurtful, ravenousMost of time we don&amp;rsquo;t realize We don&amp;rsquo;t want to see what kind of animal we&amp;rsquo;ve becomeSome of us embrace it bathe in its touchTainted, their soul searches for another A hunger now surges through themSomething never felt they can&amp;rsquo;t controlB..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/527257/</link>
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			<title>Ashes Apart</title>
			<description>Bathed in whiteSunken eyes hide a swollen muscleThe creeps, jerks, lost loves are moving silently through the stormWinds gust, the rain bendsWhite light brightens her faceDevoid of precious thoughtThe creativity ceases to flow throughThe painting crumblesA second glance its a work of art a masterpie..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/510151/</link>
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			<title>I Wait</title>
			<description>Darkness creeps along I fiend for the shadowsJoin in peeling my layersTear down my cracked formCapture this winter &amp;nbsp;The bruised snow runs redSilent and beaten I wait in the shadows Away from the stains Away from the redConcealedI waitThe cracked sky leaksTears of burnt out soulsThe darkness swe..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/475222/</link>
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			<title>Drunken Stupor</title>
			<description>Are you broken from within Just another tear one more shattered memoryInto the dark, a nest of destruction The last sunlight you have tastedEternal beauty, no more kisses, choke for meThe violence mixes so well with the sexI want to tear you apartWatch you bleed from the insideI doubt the guilt will..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/456428/</link>
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			<title>Hope</title>
			<description>A deadly sin has been unleashed Creeping upon the shadowed sidewalks &amp;nbsp;Disturbed, rage burning within his eyesHis heart beats in time with the drumsDistant thunder and blood stained fistsA hollow piece of the man I once wasAlone with my back to the darkness that followsThe world isn't worth figh..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/375025/</link>
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			<title>Come On, Explain This</title>
			<description>Someone who gives a s**t Yea that's it Unavoidable ICP bitchesSkateboard through traffic Break that black crown Oh more eyeliner, here comes the punchlineA little blue to go with your black The tears are making a mess of your faceYou f*****g maggots Oh no a razor blade, what a threatTell you what, g..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/370875/</link>
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			<title>A Taste For The Nightlife</title>
			<description>Just another hidden faceThorns bleed me dryScores of people drift around meDon&amp;rsquo;t touch, you better not The tears don&amp;rsquo;t help My scars wont healPeel layer after layerDig out the barbs Give yourself to the flesh eatersNo drugs, not for this encounterShadows dance above the pavementTerror ov..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/324511/</link>
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			<title>Forever Young Heathen Monkeys</title>
			<description>Virtuous and responsible A scheming box of motionA crazy train of shenanigansA vision of years pastFriends since childhoodComputer genius/Mr. PreparedTaco Bell, 4AM, Chocolate Milk, DefinitelyA tipsy taste of the past closer to the presentTime for the interlude Enter a she devil Examine the state of..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/312953/</link>
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			<title>Never A Father</title>
			<description>Another day downSwirls of color fade to black Here you are Resting your head against the cold concreteOnce wasn't enough I see You were more of an awkward friend than anything elseWhats ten years right Things were good while you were awayNothing lasts, you came backAnother decade passed and here we ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/255274/</link>
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			<title>Undone</title>
			<description>You were better off leaving well enough aloneThe distance doesn't tug as much as it once hadI have left you charred, burnt from the inside outDon't hate the ink bleeding through the surfaceDetest yourself for letting me slip through your fingersSimple symphonies don't offer solaceBlank stares drift ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/244260/</link>
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			<title>A Missing Piece Found</title>
			<description>I'm alone and I find myself feeling most at homeLosing myself to the things I allow to steal my attentionThe sunlight hurts my eyes otherwise I'd be goneI'm not living a sheltered life I don't think I could survive I lay awake as you all sleep I could go, I could watch the sunriseI could see through..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/213017/</link>
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			<title>....Worse Than You Know</title>
			<description>Dressed in darkness burning bright from insideMy minds written out and I begin to draw in upon myselfEach scar carries its own storyMay my eyes lead you to a lost loveDescribed by some as a misanthropeSimply driving away from the restI cling tightly to those I love those I trustLeaving behind those ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/212995/</link>
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			<title>The Burning - I - For The Lost</title>
			<description>there is a shallow poolwhere innocence seeksrevenge uponthe liars and damnedwade out and breathe in deepbelow you goas gentle as the snow let out the air held inside this is the poolhidden from innocenceleft for the liars and damnedbreathe in deep and sleep</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/202604/</link>
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			<title>Painted On</title>
			<description>Often we are left with a smilePainted on to cover the tearsI try to think of something Anything thought-evoking to sayHiding behind the secrets we covetLiving with the words we speakA gentle breeze pushes awayForget their dance Forget the taste shes leftIn my dreams I saw your face..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/202598/</link>
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			<title>The Looking Glass</title>
			<description>CAN YOU SEE ME?&amp;nbsp;CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THE CLARITY IN WHICH I HIDE?&amp;nbsp;WILL YOU EVER LEARN TO SEE ME IN THE MIRROR, CAN YOU MANAGE TO SAVE YOURSELF?&amp;nbsp;HAVE I GONE TO FAR TO REACH IS THIS THE END OF YOU AND I?&amp;nbsp;WILL THE SETTING SUN DEVOUR YOUR LOVE OF PRETTY THINGS?&amp;nbsp;..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/202586/</link>
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			<title>Endings</title>
			<description>A darkness looms on the horizon At the edge of perceptionThe white coats tell a different story asThe first signs of summer approachThere's a sweetness to the airA scent of love drifting through the despairWe cherish the new arrivals butOur hearts are consumed with sorrow With grief when we witness ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/202578/</link>
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			<title>Careful, This Could Be A Warning</title>
			<description>The tears of you, do they outweigh the tears of manyHow does your blood spillDoes it pool at your feetHow many runaways have you savedWithout love, happiness can be achievedAn emotion, a feeling, still none fit None fit the persona we've given loveWords we all speak, such a waste of breathDo you thi..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/202572/</link>
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			<title>Auteur Inconnu (Author Unknown)</title>
			<description>Good morning, a whispered shoutDear you've never looked this wayThere's no glint in your eyesHave you gone awayPlease god i pray let him save themJust once let him come home a heroDon't cover his hands in their bloodPlease god i pray let this be his last night awayI&amp;nbsp;miss you, the front lines ha..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/202564/</link>
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			<title>A Change Comes</title>
			<description>I've become a dream I feel cold no I want to feel coldAm I still bitter, still brokenHave I been broken for so longThat I wish to remain this wayI see happiness on the horizonApproaching at high speedsI could be someones loverSomeones wants and needsI could be someones saviorYet I find myself afraid..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/202549/</link>
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			<title>A Discussion of Life</title>
			<description>I'm coming around I'll let you dig in Rip me up Tear me apartEnjoy the pieces Enough now I'm facelessA shell of the boy I wasPrey upon meDestroy my spiritCut me down Now string me back upEnough I'm growing dimCurtain call Everyone gather 'roundEnjoy the carnage</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/202530/</link>
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			<title>A Subtle Dance</title>
			<description>i've been staring through the blood stainsclinging to life, cracked down the middlecan you see your handiworkbuilt to crumble, lying in the wreckageall you deserve for thisthis beautiful artwork of destructioni made you one last giftbuilt to last, this rope tough as the hands that strung it awaiting..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/202525/</link>
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			<title>A.FIRE.I</title>
			<description>Words strung together delicatelyA simplistic beautyYour voice carries over the electric currentA let down, small and weakYou don't deliver, your voice fails meLast year was just the beginningBring back the fireMake it hurt, let it bleedLook inside, dig in deepSearch for the fire burning insideBring ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/202510/</link>
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			<title>Thank You</title>
			<description>You took my breath awayMy love for you burned brighter than the sunYou drank me inTogether we stayed untilYour decision came Following your dreams led to the endI stayed at your side Patiently drowning in my love for youOur end received during your homecomingI blame the enlisted life Perhaps the alc..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/202509/</link>
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			<title>Titled By Myself</title>
			<description>Here, There, Gone Baby GoneNothing matters It never stays goldenAt the end of the day bittersweet is all I tasteA mass of tangled emotionsProvoke my legs to take actionThe quickest of the best is the least desirableCan I be your bullet Lay me safe inside the chamber The ability to escape leads to ge..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/202501/</link>
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			<title>Sessions (Loves First)</title>
			<description>Again you go leaving me alone Flashing your lights as the sun spills over the hillsCrawling back into the bed we just made love inNothing but tears as you drive awayIn my dreams you stay with your sweet smile Sweat still running off me as I stare at the clock 5 a.m. ever more tired you kept me up wa..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/202495/</link>
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			<title>The Missing</title>
			<description>I miss you simply words spoken miles away fadea clarity felt deep withina tragic event another night without youyour bed remains colda crack so small remaining unnoticed by us allyour absence shatters meI need you with me we can be here or there we can be anywhere I shu..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/202490/</link>
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			<title>Outrage (An Outburst of Anger)</title>
			<description>outrage a blue broken kind of spinning firecrackling pop bang bang goes a lifeargue fight break the lines written in sandbottles of burning death sip your life awaydust yourself off drink deep my friend turn charcoal grey a lovely color of nightlead me away loose the canons upon usmarc..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/202486/</link>
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			<title>Fragile and Delicate (Within Tragedy)</title>
			<description>A wretched thing &amp;nbsp;Ascends the stairs with a rope in handIgnore the heat Forget the bruise I left Dancing to a beat of there own Flames lick up the walls Bathing me in orange and redNo stranger to a delicate intimacy I watch from the front rowThe flames come together creating blues and blacksSpa..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/202478/</link>
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			<title>Behind The Nothing</title>
			<description>together we burned intertwined before the falling sunshackled by flesh we waitsilhouettes rise and fall beneath the moonlightthe few scattered firefly's live their last secondsupon dying streets and death coated bodiesnight has spread its wings hovering it seems our eyes draw closed ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hopelessarrival/202468/</link>
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