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			<title>Car Ride Connections</title>
			<description>Rainy day car ridesWith musicSoft and sweetWith windshield wipersMoving backAnd forthRemoving all questionsIn friendly conversationWith warm hands connectingTwoIn that rainy day weather</description>
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			<title>Beyond Repair</title>
			<description>I'm tired of this fighting that goes on inside of me.Every day I hope someone will be able to seeThe torment that consumes meI go on with this false hopeFake smiles just so I can copeI tell myself it will be all rightBut that dream is so far out of sightGone beyond repairI like to blame others sayin..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JacobBrine/1296828/</link>
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			<title>Best Birthday Wishes</title>
			<description>What should we doFor your birthday?She asked meWell, this isn't what&amp;nbsp;I had in mindBut with you goneAnd all aloneAt least I haveBetter company</description>
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			<title>Beautiful Crusade</title>
			<description>As soon as these pretty girlsStart dropping like fliesWe take noteAnd partake on a crusadeTo vanquish these bulliesWhile taking no noticeAs we trample over the bodiesOf all the plain, &amp;nbsp;fat, and uglySuicides</description>
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			<title>Be Cautious of Forces Beyond Your Control</title>
			<description>When I was littleI had a hamsterOne week we went on vacationAnd I made sure to give it all the food&amp;nbsp;It could ever needAnd enough water to drown a catWe came home a week laterMy hamster was deadCrushed by a giant magnetMy dad had placed&amp;nbsp;on the top of the cage doorWhich collapsed under the w..</description>
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			<title>Bathtub Rituals</title>
			<description>Once a weekI slump and slideBelow this reflective surfaceMixed with lotions and oilsThat caresses my skinAnd soothes my SoulWhile the warmthSlowly seepsInto my essenceRevitalizing my mindFilling it withA soft sort of commotionAnd I sit thereLetting it all inAllowing myself to let goOf this desireSet..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JacobBrine/1296559/</link>
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			<title>Attempting Beautiful</title>
			<description>I dream of waltzingTo something sweetWhile something even sweeterSmiles backI dream of a lot of thingsBut one dream, I always haveIs waltzingUnder a starlit skyAnd of the happinessOf catching a glanceAt something Bright and shiningIn eyes that are always smiling backI dream ofPeaceAs we move in sync..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JacobBrine/1296554/</link>
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			<title>ASL</title>
			<description>ASL (American Sign Language)</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JacobBrine/1296549/</link>
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			<title>Animals</title>
			<description>The puppy is a mischievous childin it's terrible twos and looking for trouble.The cat is a fishswimming in a sea of grass.The bird is a messengersinging the signal of approaching danger.The flea is an athleteleaping and lunging for the gold.The mouse is a hermitwho scampers and scurries out of sight..</description>
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			<title>An Unwelcomed Midnight Dip</title>
			<description>On nights&amp;nbsp;Like theseI&amp;rsquo;m too tiredFor sleepFor these annoying&amp;nbsp;ThingsKeep swimming&amp;nbsp;In my headAnd exhaustion&amp;nbsp;Is tuggingGently&amp;nbsp;At my sheetsTrying to pull me&amp;nbsp;underInto the subconscious&amp;nbsp;PoolOf midnight dreamsAnd these things&amp;nbsp;I tell youThey keep swimming&amp;nbsp;N..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JacobBrine/1296541/</link>
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			<title>An Ugly Reminder</title>
			<description>ObsessionsThey never helpSome crave painSome attentionOthers spirit or mindI feel these hotel wallsAs my obsessionNot for fameOr womenOr moneyBut for the necessityOf things to come</description>
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			<title>An Invitation That I Never Accept</title>
			<description>I was sitting in my carWaiting for a friendWhen a blond girl walked byAnd looked my wayShe was cuteIn tight jeansAnd was smilingAt meI felt goodBut sad tooFor I knewNo matter how hard I triedI'd never belongTo that worldOr to that smile</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JacobBrine/1296519/</link>
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			<title>An Empty Chair</title>
			<description>Empty seats at full attentionBodies erect Eyes on the teacherNever moving not even their stareListeningTo every wordWisdom of the ages reveals itselfWith no vessels to contain itIt slips away in the empty classroomAnd there's nothing thereBut an empty chair</description>
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			<title>An Email Sent To Tech Support</title>
			<description>I tried toChange the statusOn my Facebook pageBut it seemsThat you creatorsOf this web pageLeft out the option&amp;nbsp;To choose abandonedAnd I figuredHell it's coming soon enoughSo I chose singleInstead</description>
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			<title>An Early Morning Shower</title>
			<description>It now pours out of me like a shower headSometimes there isn't enough pressureAnd it's too coldSo I turn it upAnd it burns meWashing away the stench of the routineThe pain of not feelingBoredom&amp;nbsp;That's what it must beMost of the times though&amp;nbsp;When it pours outI just watch it go downThe drain</description>
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			<title>An Abandoned Home</title>
			<description>It hurts to be aloneIn empty halls that echoOnly your thoughtsIn bare corners, your dreamsLike glowing starsscattered across&amp;nbsp;a child's bedroomSeparated&amp;nbsp;Between the&amp;nbsp;limitless cracks&amp;nbsp;Of the ceilingSlowly fading from lack of lightwith your desiresBuilding upLike the stagnant dust&amp;nb..</description>
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			<title>Always Holding Back</title>
			<description>She can't danceShe breaks my dishesShe tells me I'm lazyBecause I type too slowShe never callsBut always comes overWhile trying to convince meThat she's AnnoyingShe makes me get herAlmost everythingI can't tell her that I likeHer eyesOr how her confidenceMakes me shyI can't tell her lots of thingsAn..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JacobBrine/1295370/</link>
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			<title>Advice</title>
			<description>Good guysNever cared what placeThey finishedJerks on the other handWant to finish firstWant to go for the goldThey want it allAnd never realizeThere can only be one&amp;nbsp;First placeAnd that if you just try to beat&amp;nbsp;Your last best score insteadNothing elseReally matters</description>
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			<title>A Writer's Solitude</title>
			<description>Go to the movies they saidLots of flicks are playingI almost wentBut I knewOnce I got thereIn that dark roomAll aloneYou would creepEver so slowlyInto my headAnd at timesWhen you're usually a blessingYou become A curse</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JacobBrine/1295331/</link>
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			<title>A Vase Full of Memories</title>
			<description>Withered petals on a pool of tears.Once were beautiful, now are brown.A cruel remembrance of all the years.Withered petals on a pool of tears.Plucked one, by one, by irrational fears.Leaving us empty, with just a frown.Withered petals on a pool of tears.Once were beautiful, now are brown.</description>
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			<title>A Self-Centered Sort of Disability</title>
			<description>She posts picturesOf climbing Katahdin,Dance offs,Sky Diving,Marathon running,and comments;&amp;ldquo;LOL my doctor&amp;rsquo;s would kill meIf they knew I was doing this.&amp;rdquo;A week laterShe posts pictures of a trailertaking up a handicap spotand comments;&amp;ldquo;Thanks UMA&amp;hellip;Someone really needs tha..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JacobBrine/1295325/</link>
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			<title>A Political Reboot</title>
			<description>A Republican byte refuses to fire.The Democrats spindle motor dies.Progression stopped.Click, Click, ClickWashington goes blue.Error: debt ceiling;Maximum allowable resources reached.Reboot? Y/N16 days of indecision.YDo you wish to start in safe mode?NClick, Click, ClickThe all too familiar sound of..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JacobBrine/1295323/</link>
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			<title>A Political Reboot</title>
			<description>A Republican byte refuses to fire.The Democrats spindle motor dies.Progression stopped.Click, Click, ClickWashington goes blue.Error: debt ceiling;Maximum allowable resources reached.Reboot? Y/N16 days of indecision.YDo you wish to start in safe mode?NClick, Click, ClickThe all too familiar sound of..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JacobBrine/1295322/</link>
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			<title>A Mistake</title>
			<description>I've lost so many poems todayAborted all of themin my headJesus,The Catholics must bepissed.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JacobBrine/1295318/</link>
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			<title>A Man Once Told Me</title>
			<description>A man once told meI looked as if I had a good joke to tellbecause of the smile on my facewe were on a lunch break&amp;nbsp;at the timeand I was amusing myselfas I often do, just thinking&amp;nbsp;which can get you in a lot of troublelike it just did&amp;nbsp;seconds ago&quot;No&quot;, I said, &quot;it's no joke&quot;&quot;I'm just star..</description>
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			<title>A Hard Lesson Learned</title>
			<description>I'll probably&amp;nbsp;run out of&amp;nbsp;moneybecause&amp;nbsp;you just ate&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;ateI'll probably&amp;nbsp;not have a&amp;nbsp;homebecause you took this one as your ownand never stirred from your denor made any money&amp;nbsp;while mine just went right&amp;nbsp;out the doorI'll probably lose a friendbecause you took..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JacobBrine/1294796/</link>
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			<title>A Gamer's Crutch</title>
			<description>My executive chairis like a park benchand my laptopis like a bottle in a bagdrowning my sorrowsignoring those around meit's all the same reallybut just a different realityone man kills himselfwith alcohol&amp;nbsp;and drugsanother kills himselfwith poor health&amp;nbsp;and loneliness</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JacobBrine/1294793/</link>
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			<title>A Fools Repetition</title>
			<description>My pinky hurtswhen I type something&amp;nbsp;and move one space furtherI keep on typingexpecting something differentall the whilemy pinky keeps on hurtingevery time I fill these empty spacesI must be crazyexpecting somethingdifferent</description>
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			<title>A Description Of Faith</title>
			<description>I often find myself drifting from this world.Be it seconds or hours I leave without a sound.&amp;nbsp;In classes or crowded halls, no one sees me or where I go.I go inwards, deep inside.&amp;nbsp;I'm no longer encumbered by the world that tries to break me.&amp;nbsp;I just fall.&amp;nbsp;I feel the warmth of love a..</description>
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			<title>A Crumpled Up Note</title>
			<description>Dear World,We could have saved himFrom this mistake he madeBecause he never felt like he belongedBecause he always thought he was a failureBecause we never let him have a chance&amp;nbsp;Or even a friend.He cried out for helpWith the scratches on his armand his desires for death, written in pen&amp;nbsp;On ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JacobBrine/1294738/</link>
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			<title>A Brief Moment</title>
			<description>Frecklesthat remind meOf glittering stars&amp;nbsp;orbiting around&amp;nbsp;the brownest suns I have ever seenThat shine so brightI have to look awayHairThat's so dark I get lostLike on a summer nighttaking momentsTo breathe in the refreshing air&amp;nbsp;Which dances all around meHandsSo smooththat the ocean m..</description>
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