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			<title>Trial</title>
			<description>In a moment of clarity, i see things unclear.This facade is breaking.Bit by bit its tearing. The cold and heat turns into mush.Come sweet baby, Lets turn this into dust. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/2119974/</link>
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			<title>Mind F***</title>
			<description>Out of sortsIn the throes of nothing.Emptiness distorts reason.A radical choice.Self loathingInstant gratification.Is there even a choice? </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/1478224/</link>
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			<title>Trapped</title>
			<description>And so I grab him by the hair and pull him towards me.I hold on to his collar and watch him lean closer.I watch him part his lips and I give a little sigh.I feel the sparks inside ignite.That moment, that single moment of bliss,Pure unadulterated joy rushing through my veins.I say to m..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/1380924/</link>
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			<title>All She Sees is Red</title>
			<description>Went out today with a heavy heart and a troubled mind.&amp;nbsp;I stop the voices in my head.I clasp my hands around my ears, And all I see is red.&amp;nbsp;Liquid warmth starts pooling in my mouth.I spit it out, and all I see is red.&amp;nbsp;My shirt and jeans are drenc..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/1376370/</link>
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			<title>In The Shadows of Yesterday</title>
			<description>As I get down on my kneesI swallow my pride and pray.The distance, a long shot from okay.The heavens part as I lay,The midnight sun strikes again.His hollowed wordsSuch a delight, is frightening.No moon and stars are alike.The spark and wisdom dies.At an early age she succumbs..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/1368634/</link>
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			<title>On the Surface</title>
			<description>The vast space of endless nothingAn uncontrolled emptiness.The surface quite calm, Aloof even.Don't let it fool youFor the inside is what you want.The raging storm of disasterFuels the will of turbulence within.Finding the path of the straight and narrowFalling, crumbling, crawling forward.Banging o..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/1362221/</link>
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			<title>Closed Off</title>
			<description>Wrapped in the cocoon of your embraceAll the pain and worries are naught.Your arms tighten around the vortex of their heartsWhilst she suffers in endless torment,You've neglected her.The defeaning silence of your neglectShatters the world as we know it.Regret brightens the tiniest sp..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/1362133/</link>
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			<title>Restless</title>
			<description>A war has ensued.One screaming for help while another denying it.The fear and pity has got to stop.I lie awake tremblingDreaming of a heart attack.I'm coming apart at the seams.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/1333667/</link>
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			<title>Walking On Eggshells</title>
			<description>Living life tiptoeing,Tiptoeing around people.Relax, can't relaxJittery, oh so jitteryThe nervous feelings consume me.The moment of abandonmentThe release of energyIt consumes me,The nervous feelings consume me.A life in the fast lane must surely not be for meFor thinking b..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/1329740/</link>
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			<title>Trials</title>
			<description>And so it begins.And you wonder how fair it all is.How fair the world is. It is not my darling,This you must accept.It is your fate, your duty to the one above.In your eyes I see the fearIn your eyes I see failure.The broken promises of the used, The mighty has fallen.It is up to..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/1326785/</link>
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			<title>Girl Meets Boy</title>
			<description>I met a girl walking on the streets of el dorado.Walked up to her and saidHey baby how you doinMy name's MarcoI'm from Colorado.She looked so fine, divineCherry lips like fine wineShe kissed me, everything droppedThat girls a ladyIf I didn't know any betterI never woulda met he..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/1321823/</link>
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			<title>Sunshine</title>
			<description>Such sweet delicate fragranceBliss, such pure unadulterated joyCoursing through her veins.Her shattered dreams, once brokenThought forever's embrace, stolen.Like a knight coursing through the woodsHe stumbles into her clutches.Thunder and lightning crashing through the nightLittl..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/1320868/</link>
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			<title>Ink Fades</title>
			<description>I've written lines before, Never quite as good as I've done them before,Never quite as bad as I've done them now.&amp;nbsp;I've written them on my hands, my legs, my body and kneesYet they&amp;rsquo;ve never come close to making me feel at ease.&amp;nbsp;They come and go, leaving me ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/1298273/</link>
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			<title>The Remedy</title>
			<description>I go round and round in circlesTryna avoid the danger.&amp;nbsp;She follows me whereverWhenever, whatever.&amp;nbsp;He follows her whenever, Wherever, however.&amp;nbsp;The means to an end dies.Civility all aside.&amp;nbsp;They follow her through the dangersEv..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/1284546/</link>
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			<title>Inside My Head</title>
			<description>Voices in my head, round and round it goes.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/1284542/</link>
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			<title>Uneasy Confusion</title>
			<description>When in doubt?</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/1260995/</link>
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			<title>Chaos Reigns This Day</title>
			<description>It's like you can&amp;rsquo;t breatheNo matter how hard you try.It's like you can&amp;rsquo;t sleepBut you don&amp;rsquo;t really know why.The world is full of chaosFull of anger and like a stupid lullabyIt drones on and on foreverTil your fury swells inside.You can&amp;rsquo;t c..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/1254925/</link>
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			<title>Numb</title>
			<description>When the sun goes downTrouble comes around.Footsteps imprinted on the ground.It never leaves, it never backs down.You are alone, and no one&amp;rsquo;s around.&amp;nbsp;What will you do?Will you sit down and frown?What can you do to turn this around?&amp;nbsp;I&amp;rsquo;..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/1198078/</link>
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			<title>Unchanged Times</title>
			<description>Here's the link for this poem. Please feel free to check it out, thanks!

http://authspot.com/poetry/unchanged-times/</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/948874/</link>
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			<title>Are You Afraid of the Dark?</title>
			<description>The crushing blow of despairAs it slowly eats you from insideDevastating cruelty From the beast that is withinYour former self blown to tiny smithereensEncasing you as it unfurlsAnd deals with demons inside.&amp;nbsp;You breathe the moonlit nightStarless dreams ab..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/843696/</link>
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			<title>Unfaithful</title>
			<description>Sensing billows of despairThe cravings left his heir.&amp;nbsp;Wisdom at the brink His child slips him a wink.&amp;nbsp;He takes after the roleHis father set in stone&amp;nbsp;His cries heard all through the nightThey whisper in the darkHe strikes and rips them ap..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/843694/</link>
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			<title>Life in Technicolor</title>
			<description>Life in Technicolor&amp;nbsp;You beat me down and you strike me aboutYou leave me weak and begging Without a doubt&amp;nbsp;You&amp;rsquo;ve united against me Is there more to come?You trifle with thingsYou know nothing about&amp;nbsp;Consequences will staggerYour..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/843693/</link>
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			<title>The Hunt</title>
			<description>Lost in the mystic heatAll crumbled and burntThe savage beast yearns for moreHis prey shivers in defeat.&amp;nbsp;His hands roam all over The soft mounds of flesh so delightfully pinkLavish juices flow through him As he fills her to the brink&amp;hellip;of madness.&amp;nb..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/843691/</link>
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			<title>Hypocrisy</title>
			<description>Such a meaningless battleThe lies you so weaveThrough an enigmatic wallYou force in defeat.&amp;nbsp;Brimming with threatsCoupled with heatThrough the panes of your windowWe see you in a heap&amp;nbsp;Forgotten visionsYou claim are a farceYou hit the pause..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/843689/</link>
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			<title>Powerless</title>
			<description>I&amp;rsquo;m enslaved by the power in my handThough the Lord is almightyRight now, my God is my hand.&amp;nbsp;Try as I might to escape this manic stateI&amp;rsquo;ve no free will, I surrender to my fate.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/843688/</link>
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			<title>Garden of Eden</title>
			<description>How fiendishly uncouth to stare at thy youthSuch succulent lips devoured with fervor The flower bloomsPetals so sweet and so lushLike the deep crimson flush on her cheeks&amp;nbsp;Trained in the masterful art of knowing his bodyShe succumbs to the passion withinEnamor..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/843661/</link>
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			<title>6 Ft Under</title>
			<description>Unblinking you stare, mouth slightly agape.What is it you see there that leaves you withered like so?&amp;nbsp;Could it be that you&amp;rsquo;ve fallen into a cavern so deepYou struggle to lift yourself through the heap?Wild flowers re-arranged into an uncanny misfit&amp;nbsp;Nau..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/839124/</link>
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			<title>Confused</title>
			<description>Is it just me?How&amp;rsquo;d I gotten so old and weary?I used to be this happy breedOf dolls like porcelain giving no grief.Mystique eyes so shiny and brightNothing as dull as the me I&amp;rsquo;m in now.&amp;nbsp;It follows me wherever I goFrom dusk until dawn giving no sig..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/838047/</link>
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			<title>Blink</title>
			<description>Don't blink.. Or you just might miss it.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/838044/</link>
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			<title>Uncertainty</title>
			<description>Random musings</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/833349/</link>
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			<title>Bewitched</title>
			<description>Bewitched&amp;nbsp;The camaraderie of youthful slaves Uncouth in the warm summer breezeFleeing the marked hand of their master&amp;rsquo;s wrathAs she envelopes the gloom in the blazing sand&amp;nbsp;Rivers of morrow feast on todayBut shadows of the pastBring forth the de..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/831258/</link>
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			<title>Faded Sunset</title>
			<description>Faded Sunset&amp;nbsp;The scenic beauty that claims the night through,When midnightawakes and the fire douses the flames.&amp;nbsp;A phoenix is born from beyond the grave of light,It lingers above the man of my dreams.&amp;nbsp;A single tear drops from his faceAs the ph..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/831256/</link>
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			<title>Sweet Decadence</title>
			<description>The sweet rapture of wine &amp;nbsp;As it flows through your veins&amp;nbsp;Rubies from your flesh break.&amp;nbsp;Even as the heat courses through me,&amp;nbsp;Through you.&amp;nbsp;In the warmth of your embrace,&amp;nbsp;I drown forever lost in your love.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/831181/</link>
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			<title>Acceptance</title>
			<description>I stared deep into those soulful eyes, and I asked her asimple question. Will you just sit there and do nothing while I mourn thecoming defeat? She smiled sweetly and said yes. I&amp;rsquo;ll wait for you on the otherside. And ever so slowly she fades away into the nothingness that is reality...</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/830802/</link>
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			<title>Fallen</title>
			<description>His kisses are so dark and deepHis passion, like a rush of adrenaline pumping.His body is my refugeAnd his love is the fevered pitch of my sanity.He keeps me sane and saves meFrom the bottomless pit that I've created,He keeps me whole and sated.He has touched me so deep that a single word can cut th..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/829877/</link>
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			<title>Til Death Do Us Part</title>
			<description>The wrath of disappointment embodies her mindAs slivers of darkness falls to the blindRaging hope of inferno blasts through her thoughtsAs waves of despair echoes her lust.&amp;nbsp;Streams of broken disaster slipsAs midnight tears open the wound in his chest.Mindless he ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/827654/</link>
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			<title>I Love You</title>
			<description>I Love You &amp;nbsp;I love that you&amp;rsquo;re happy now, even though it eats me inside.&amp;nbsp;I love the way your eyes light up with warm decadencewhenever you&amp;rsquo;re around her.&amp;nbsp;I love it when you laugh at the simplest things, evenreceiving something as petty as ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/825944/</link>
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			<title>Mystika</title>
			<description>She travels in a world unknown.Unbeknownst to man she cowers in fearWaiting for someone to hold her dear.Keep her afloat in the endless dreamsOf seeming nothingness in the throes of her distress.She screams inside so no one will hearThe darkness it fills herIt yearns ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/825930/</link>
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			<title>End of Days</title>
			<description>The darkness consumesThe soul of the goddessFleeting responsibility Unbearable pain.Treasured kisses Long-lived lies.&amp;nbsp;Desolate dreams that wander on continuouslyImitations of the best breed of madnessStirs in the forest of menace.Enamored with the fil..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/825929/</link>
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			<title>Why</title>
			<description>Why didn&amp;rsquo;t you save me from him?Why did you choose to believe him instead of me?Why can&amp;rsquo;t you show a little more love for me?Why can&amp;rsquo;t you utter the words that would make me feel loved?Why do you continue being blind?Why can&amp;rsquo;t you see that I&amp;rs..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/825360/</link>
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			<title>Dread</title>
			<description>Feel so broken, as though my heart were shattering into amillion tiny pieces. Shards of broken glass seep into my skin. Flames burning me from within.Lord, why have you forsaken me? This is all I have left; My last shards of memory And a deep feeling of regret. Afte..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/825241/</link>
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			<title>Blind Need</title>
			<description>I bleed with all purpose and intentSmashing the pain away from my inner self.I bleed til I feel the need to stopFor the pain lingers as my will starts to drop.&amp;nbsp;Caught in a swirl of blistered memoriesTrapped within the throes of my mindThis has to stop; don&amp;rsquo;..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/825237/</link>
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			<title>Standstill</title>
			<description>Oh how time moves so stealthilyNever seeming to be thereWaiting in pitiful agonyWhile striving to look like you care&amp;nbsp;Wringing the hand of timeShe waits and mourns the passing of timeShadow forms in the slight creak of lightThunder booms, oh what a fright...</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/823856/</link>
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			<title>Arrogance</title>
			<description>There&amp;rsquo;s a certain discomfort one feels after sittingquietly, unmoving in your chair.The limited movements that might cause your body to befrail.Oh how the world swirls around you though they know nothingof your pain.Sitting quietly, unmoving in your chair.&amp;nbsp;Am..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/700246/</link>
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			<title>Freedom Confined</title>
			<description>Lil something I made for a new friend. Deejay Kriz this one's for you :)</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/695390/</link>
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			<title>Backflash</title>
			<description>I put my pen in this white sheetOf paper meant to hold on tightThe wind blows and my vision is rightOn time she comes and feelsThe thing that&amp;rsquo;s hard between the sheets.He stumbles and fallsHead first on topOf her she struggles Beneath the watery marks..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/565300/</link>
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			<description>Skies were darker, as nights turned blacker.Mourning the losses and feats were shattered.Stumbling upon certain things,Wishing lighter days on the rims.Dawn was breaking on to the morrow,Reminiscing past mishaps and the sorrow.A man came into the darkness,Swept away the lonely maiden.Tears of joy an..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/561163/</link>
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			<title>Dreams</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Micah Lopezbolted right out of her bed as soon as she felt his strong hands caressingevery nuance of her body. She tried to scream for help, but only to findherself gagged by firm hands. She couldn&amp;rsquo;t see who was b..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/542104/</link>
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			<title>Beast</title>
			<description>I could feel the surge of energy, coursing through my veins.Trying in vain to burst through my skin. Then all of a sudden, a blast ofthunder roaring its way towards me. I can see it all clearly now. The evidentbruises on my sister&amp;rsquo;s skin. The black and bluish discoloration on the..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/542103/</link>
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			<title>Prodigal Child</title>
			<description>Lost in my own world, my train of thoughts, I am jerked backto reality when I hear a couple of hushed angry voices suddenly hovering fromacross my room. Mild-toned yet full of sternness from these two dark angels. Ihear them whispering angrily towards each other, trying to figure out w..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/topsyturvy/542101/</link>
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