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			<title>When you're 16</title>
			<description>You're 16.You're rejected.You're lonely.You're accused of being phoney.You're stressed.You're pressured.You're always trying to impress.You're smiling.You're laughing.You're dieing.&amp;nbsp;Hold on tight, it's the ride of your life. &amp;nbsp;You're living.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tropicaldisease/484270/</link>
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			<title>Someone Like You</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;for 15 years Ive lived lively and lovely and cannot be bothered by the fact that Im uglyfor 15 years Ive grown tired and tidy has left me alone, Im a mess to the bonefor 15 years Ive stood looking at mountains, gazing at mountains just wishing, by stars and by..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tropicaldisease/471302/</link>
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			<title>Always The One That Dies</title>
			<description>Life was bitter.Boring, litter&amp;nbsp;on the ground of my heart.Relationships didnt start.I was always alone.Hello, said the computer -Im your teacher, your tutor. I&amp;nbsp;will be your guideto love.&amp;nbsp;One boy down and we're best friends.laughing, webcam,judgement ends. We're ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tropicaldisease/450815/</link>
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			<title>It's not a secret anymore</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;It's not a secret anymore.Its less of an attention-grabber,and more of something my mom's ashamed of.Like when she watches me,knife to my arm,wet face,she can't help but just watch.With stoney eyes, just watch.I dont want you to see them,those long linesup my arm.Se..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tropicaldisease/427470/</link>
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			<title>I envy an orange</title>
			<description>I&amp;nbsp;envy an orange.Not for its color or for its tartly sweet juices--but for its tender prospects.As a seed it blooms. A peel withpores of nutricious spritz.It knows to leave room forsegments.It knows to put pulp on everycorner of every round edgeof every piece of fruit.Weeks ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tropicaldisease/427130/</link>
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			<title>It's not fake</title>
			<description>A girl, a lonely girl.She watches crickets chirp-and she listens to stars shine.Her life is normal,&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; comfy,&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbs..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tropicaldisease/420955/</link>
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			<title>Gregory's Satisfaction</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;quot;I can't believe you could do something like that!&amp;quot; Sarah's eyebrows sunk as she scolded her boyfriend in the popcorn line of the local movie theater. &amp;quot;You know, Gregory- something like egging one of your dumb friends' houses is okay in my books but actually s..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tropicaldisease/420445/</link>
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			<title>McDermott High</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; McDermott High was known for its star basketball team, its Applied Arts building, its award winning academic achievers and its cliques. Though everyone was regardd as proper, content and relaxed, students suffering the secretive wars would beg t..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tropicaldisease/413078/</link>
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			<title>Just smile</title>
			<description>I&amp;nbsp;was once lectured about mynegative thinking, being.He said motivation comes fromthe will to be motivated.I&amp;nbsp;cannot, as a broken heart ,pull a feeling out of air likea magician and a rabbit froma hat.But decieve that belief.Cause drawing even a feelinglesssmile onto you..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tropicaldisease/412554/</link>
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			<title>Gimme that please</title>
			<description>I&amp;nbsp;want to travel the world.Europe, England, Mozambique--I&amp;nbsp;want to experience cultureways of life that are so unique.&amp;nbsp;I&amp;nbsp;want to make some money.So I can share it with the world--Don't wanna be just anotherdependant, un-employed girl.&amp;nbsp;I want to be a mother...</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tropicaldisease/412531/</link>
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			<title>Distance and its troubles</title>
			<description>The late winter months of 2008till' the first few months of oh nine'I&amp;nbsp;knew a certain norwegian boythat casually I could call mine.&amp;nbsp;And though I&amp;nbsp;had never met him,though I'de never kissed his face,Simply talking to my lover-boyput me in sences of grace.&amp;nbsp;We had ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tropicaldisease/412528/</link>
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			<title>A letter written, never sent &lt;/3</title>
			<description>Tom,I&amp;nbsp;remember when we first met... Your looks told me that I&amp;nbsp;could never ever have you. Plainly enough you were the most attractive being I&amp;nbsp;had ever laid eyes on. You were from Norway, thats what your profile said, and I&amp;nbsp;thought that you may have a tough time speaking english,..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tropicaldisease/410324/</link>
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			<title>NYAFTG ( New York Adventures of Four Twelve year old Girls )</title>
			<description>Part 1</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tropicaldisease/410116/</link>
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			<title>Shelby; A poem about a friend</title>
			<description>sitting on my couch, typewriter on her lap. she makes the dumbest jokes. though she deserves a clap. Jokes fly to and fro. We forget the plain. Me and shelby BFF, Different, yet the same. Treading in the water, or sitting on the tramp. Memories are more to come. Throw in so..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tropicaldisease/409760/</link>
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			<title>Sphere Catastrophe</title>
			<description>written when I was 14 lol I was outraged </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tropicaldisease/409427/</link>
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			<title>Jasmine; A poem about a friend</title>
			<description>Jasmine benac, friend of mine.Precious like gold, sweet like wine.&amp;nbsp;Crazy hearted, day and night, Sweetly tanned, but surely white. &amp;nbsp;Sims all day, KD for life. Gays allowed! Be my wife! &amp;nbsp;Jasmine JasmineTall and amazing. She's number onewith boys all ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tropicaldisease/409426/</link>
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			<title>The day I let the dog out</title>
			<description>A scratch at the basement doora dog wimpers, on the floorJust loud enough for me to hearSo I get up into second gear&amp;nbsp;Passing the kitchen, passing the hallPassing the big mirror on the wallEleven steps down, 9 steps to the matA pat on her head, a pat on her back&amp;nbsp;I grip..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tropicaldisease/409422/</link>
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			<title>Worthwhile :)</title>
			<description>You know my bedrooms such a mss.I can barely see the floor,and theres road signs on the walls-splattered paint all on the door.&amp;nbsp;And in my life theres ruckus.My hearts a little torn,my friends can be a let-down-problems solved and then reborn.&amp;nbsp;Well hey, my smile's crooke..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tropicaldisease/409169/</link>
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			<title>Damn life has its perks</title>
			<description>Its the toast with strawberry jamthat makes my mornings shine,or no. Maybe its the warm showerwhatever, either are fine.&amp;nbsp;Its his smile when I enter the hallwaythat makes me come to school.Or perhaps is it how he cutely laughs-when, voluntarily, I&amp;nbsp;act as a fool.&amp;nbsp;Its..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tropicaldisease/409165/</link>
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			<title>This subject; life</title>
			<description>You wonder what the point is,of this messed up crazy worldwhen the universe turns against youand you remain the swelling girl...&amp;nbsp;It has its perks, no doubt.But the pain is really tossedYou give and give and giveand in the end your happiness' lost&amp;nbsp;Where do we find the wa..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tropicaldisease/409163/</link>
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			<title>You can't ignore the truth</title>
			<description>They say that love is bittersweetbut for a fact I&amp;nbsp;know,love is simply magnificentit will enable your heart to grow.&amp;nbsp;Its only when you're crushedby a cold-hearted other beewhen they stomp all over everythingit will destroy you, wait and see.&amp;nbsp;So how do you protect yo..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tropicaldisease/409160/</link>
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			<title>loss and love</title>
			<description>If I&amp;nbsp;judge by whatmy feelings sayI can say I&amp;nbsp;love himI&amp;nbsp;still kinda love him&amp;nbsp;And if I&amp;nbsp;really ponderabout the goings-onI&amp;nbsp;know that I lost himI&amp;nbsp;really did lose him&amp;nbsp;But if I&amp;nbsp;let reality speakabout the loss and loveit will just defend h..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tropicaldisease/409157/</link>
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			<title>Innocence</title>
			<description>remind me of dayswhen hair cut short meanteasy for playand not butch.&amp;nbsp;tell me of waysthat I&amp;nbsp;once lived planningfor collegeand not my next boot.&amp;nbsp;rock through the daywith degrading words called rapinstead ofbluuuuuuueee velveeeeeeet.&amp;nbsp;I&amp;nbsp;cant even s..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tropicaldisease/409153/</link>
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