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		<title>Aven | WritersCafe.org</title>
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		<description>The original writings of author Aven</description>
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			<title>perilous beauty</title>
			<description>inspired by the kilimajaro darkjazz ensemble - lobby</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/669319/</link>
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			<title>Pagoda Lovers</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;pagoda lovers&amp;nbsp;resting in the&amp;nbsp;shade&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;rough hand&amp;nbsp;stroking&amp;nbsp;peony blush&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;cold escapes&amp;nbsp;her luscious&amp;nbsp;lips&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;poetry is&amp;nbsp;made&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/660826/</link>
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			<title>Echoes of a Chinese Poet - Not Written By Me</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;the breathless whisper&amp;nbsp;of a single verse&amp;nbsp;and loneliness blossoms&amp;nbsp;within my heart.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;the shimmer of a single&amp;nbsp;dream,&amp;nbsp;and my world is undone.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;n..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/659286/</link>
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			<title>the commitment</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;sorrow she wears&amp;nbsp;like pearls&amp;nbsp;to her wedding&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;prude crystals&amp;nbsp;underneath&amp;nbsp;her starry eyes&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;vengeful lips&amp;nbsp;succumb&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;to one last&amp;nbsp;kiss&amp;nbsp;as ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/657777/</link>
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			<title>goddess</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;my&amp;nbsp;mind&amp;nbsp;undresses&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;shy&amp;nbsp;from&amp;nbsp;her&amp;nbsp;goddess&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;a&amp;nbsp;first&amp;nbsp;glance&amp;nbsp;stolen&amp;nbsp;in&amp;nbsp;return&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/657308/</link>
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			<title>lost in the world, found in your eyes</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;eyes like constellations&amp;nbsp;consumated by the powers&amp;nbsp;that be&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;her's to harness&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;heart rhymes&amp;nbsp;spits double dutch&amp;nbsp;gems&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;and skips a beat&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/642389/</link>
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			<title>Sun's Palace on Lotus Street</title>
			<description>&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;&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;lustrous&amp;nbsp;girl&amp;nbsp;dancing&amp;..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/639830/</link>
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			<title>Sun's Palace on Lotus Street</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;lustrous&amp;nbsp;girl&amp;nbsp;dancing&amp;nbsp;to kerouac&amp;nbsp;beat&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;from&amp;nbsp;sun's palace&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;decadent&amp;nbsp;street&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;pouring&amp;nbsp;jazz&amp;nbsp;into&amp;nbsp;opalescent&amp;nbsp;chalice&amp;nbsp..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/639304/</link>
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			<title>~ Selene</title>
			<description>&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;&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;~ selene&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;raspberry girl with hear..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/637682/</link>
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			<title>tremor of wanton lips</title>
			<description>&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;&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;an&amp;nbsp;inside&amp;nbsp;out&amp;nbsp;k..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/634612/</link>
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			<title>wonderful beloved</title>
			<description> &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;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;chest&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;ribbons&amp;nbsp;wrapped&amp;nbsp;in..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/632778/</link>
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			<title>kabuki</title>
			<description>&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;&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;flower&amp;nbsp;path&amp;nbsp;slithering..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/631526/</link>
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			<title>hubris</title>
			<description>&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;&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;born from clay&amp;nbsp;with both feet in water&amp;..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/630897/</link>
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			<title>lament swirls in glorious pastures</title>
			<description>&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;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;lament&amp;nbsp;swirls&amp;nbsp;in&amp;nbsp;glorious&amp;nbsp;pastures&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;painting&amp;nbsp;sunflowe..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/630452/</link>
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			<title>churning desire</title>
			<description>&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;&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;&amp;nbsp;a..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/629639/</link>
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			<title>cataleptic stares on poetry</title>
			<description>&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;&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;cataleptic&amp;nbsp;stare&amp;nbsp;..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/628533/</link>
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			<title>down the work shack</title>
			<description>&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;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;down&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;work &amp;nbsp;shack&amp;nbsp;dirt&amp;nbsp;floor&amp;nbsp;bruised&amp;nbsp;feet&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/628334/</link>
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			<title>joy division</title>
			<description>&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;&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;stratocaster&amp;nbsp;heartstrings&amp;nbsp;played..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/627830/</link>
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			<title>Gonzo</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Gonzo&amp;nbsp;travels&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;shining&amp;nbsp;path&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;a portable&amp;nbsp;typewriter&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;a bottle&amp;nbsp;of scotch&amp;nbsp;to ease&amp;nbsp;the pain&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;emerald&amp;nbsp;shines&amp;nbsp;like halo&amp;nbsp;atop&amp;nbsp;his head..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/627327/</link>
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			<title>Gaia she was</title>
			<description>&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;&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;born&amp;nbsp;from&amp;nbsp;spring&amp;nbsp;with..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/626741/</link>
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			<title>postergirl vendetta</title>
			<description>&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;&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;coruscating eyes&amp;nbsp;reserved for a dreamer..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/626371/</link>
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			<title>femme fatale, jezebel hips</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;adam's rib&amp;nbsp;aching in her bosom&amp;nbsp;a rebellious heart&amp;nbsp;and a taste for his lips&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;a face of an angel&amp;nbsp;and a devil's scent&amp;nbsp;asking him to taste her&amp;nbsp;alluring jezebel hips&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/625621/</link>
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			<title>boy with paper wings</title>
			<description>&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;&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;opals for switchblades&amp;nbsp;the gift&amp;nbsp;from..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/624957/</link>
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			<title>sensuous twirls, Part II</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;garuda come alivecomplete&amp;nbsp;with feathereddress&amp;nbsp;satin en pointepain's sweet caress&amp;nbsp;sultrily she dancesin lights effulgent&amp;nbsp;all eyes watching her dance indulgent&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/622552/</link>
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			<title>sensuous twirls</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;alluring&amp;nbsp;vaganova&amp;nbsp;trapped in a sensuous&amp;nbsp;twirl&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;a myth of a woman&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;a hell of a girl&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;audaciously dancing&amp;nbsp;to the decadent heartsof men&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;she jumps and twirls&amp;nbsp;again&amp;nbsp;and again&amp;nbsp;..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/621163/</link>
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			<title>gutter princess, love like dior</title>
			<description>&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;&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;cocain&amp;nbsp;eyes&amp;nbsp;dreaming&amp;nbsp;of&amp;n..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/619734/</link>
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			<title>child rebel soldier of brooklyn art</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;slave born boy kingname restoredin deathacrylic rhythmblack hand white palmsame oldchild rebel soldierof brooklyn artbattle lost to heroin&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;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Rest In Peace..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/617758/</link>
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			<title>21st Century-Girl</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;walked up to&amp;nbsp;my girl and I said &quot;wassup&quot;?she looked at me, and her face lit up.&amp;nbsp;when I think of her, it feels so rightshe told me &quot;come along&quot; and I said &quot;aight&quot;&amp;nbsp;before I knew, she was kissing my neckI froze for a sec, but then I thought &quot;heck&quot;&amp;nbsp;woke up n..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/617486/</link>
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			<title>champagne kisses</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;lets stay up all nightcounting cars,empty a bottle of champagneand pass out under the stars.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;lovers&amp;nbsp;like us don't live foreverwe live life fastand make love slow.&amp;nbsp;lovers&amp;nbsp;like us don't get second chancesforget about the pastour love is like th..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/617295/</link>
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			<title>forgotten morals</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;a stream of goldand the hint of a consciencethe shadow of a doubtis there.good deeds and beautiful peoplerich deeds and poor peoplepoor judgement.forgotten moralsa black spot in historysmudgedmasked by the fact that somebodymade a thicker penstroke,a silver lining to ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/616518/</link>
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			<title>LOVE IS SUICIDE</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;she was a young girlin love with you,her love insane.&amp;nbsp;she would do anything for you,until you came.&amp;nbsp;you were in loveand you were together,but you knewit was not forever.&amp;nbsp;there was only one more thing to do,so you explained...&amp;nbsp;young gi..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/605917/</link>
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			<title>GAME OF LIFE AND DEATH</title>
			<description>a gang was formedfrom&amp;nbsp;a few select.times were hard,you had to be&amp;nbsp;a reject.&amp;nbsp;with a gun at handand&amp;nbsp;hope in the past,you would make love slow, and live life fast.&amp;nbsp;we sold cocainon the side of&amp;nbsp;the street,the same street where we,as kids, used to me..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/605098/</link>
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			<title>STATEMENT</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;heart, shotgun,god, someone</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/604661/</link>
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			<title>LOVE AND ATTRACTION</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;losing myselfin the depth of your eyes,home to a warriorand a dancer too.&amp;nbsp;finding myselfin the depth of your heart,where love meets attractionfor the first time.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;- to the&amp;nbsp;voice of billy idol- to the echo of something you said.&amp;nbsp;long ago.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/604415/</link>
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			<title>HOPE</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;HopeIs the light that neverFalters.&amp;nbsp;HopeIs the fabric of ourDreams.&amp;nbsp;Hope&amp;nbsp;Is not easy to comeBy,And even harderTo instill.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/597264/</link>
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			<title>separation</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;You hold my head, close to your heart-&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I fear our family is&amp;nbsp;tearing apart.&amp;nbsp;Always too tired, even to smile-&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I wish you and dad could reconcile.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/596950/</link>
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			<title>Gathering Slugs</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Gathering slugs,For hours I could sit.&amp;nbsp;I remember Mom,having a huge fit.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Disgusting now,But not at the time.&amp;nbsp;Oh wait,-&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I made it rhyme!&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/596498/</link>
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			<title>To feel a lover's breath</title>
			<description>Improvised and unedited.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/596418/</link>
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			<title>our hearts, forever twinned</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;I bend to your will,the way&amp;nbsp;a tree bends to the wind.&amp;nbsp;our hearts,forever twinned.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;butthe wind will never settle,in any one place.&amp;nbsp;you already know thisto be true.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;- this is why I leave you.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/596326/</link>
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			<title>Tempted</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;a shrewd windtakes hold of me,&amp;nbsp;I lose my footingbut I stay grounded.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;come play,come dance,come sing with me!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;the shrewd windenvelopes me,&amp;nbsp;I lose myself,but I cannot go.&amp;nbsp;- can I?&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/595873/</link>
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			<title>Love, Forlorn</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;nightingale singsof love and betrayal&amp;nbsp;whispers in the dark- it besieges you.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;nightingale soarson a wind so stale&amp;nbsp;empty promises- it leaves you.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/595663/</link>
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			<title>young love</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;unsung passionof a&amp;nbsp;young heart,&amp;nbsp;can&amp;nbsp;never be contained- once set free.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/595554/</link>
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			<title>the shining sea</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;We settled on the shores,of a shining sea,&amp;nbsp;We slept on the beach,just you and me.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;I will not ask,- why did you leave?&amp;nbsp;Whatever you say,I refuse to believe.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Now I walkthese shores alone,&amp;nbsp;My heart shriveled up,and turned ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/595468/</link>
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			<title>Love, Katrina</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;A boy stands among debris,Waving a white flag.&amp;nbsp;It is an image of whichI&amp;nbsp;can never be free,his sister, in a body bag.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;It is a long road home,To New Orleans,so we must&amp;nbsp;make this&amp;nbsp;march together.&amp;nbsp;It is a long road home,So by all mea..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/594978/</link>
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			<title>love fool</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;if we stayin bed forever,&amp;nbsp;will theyever, reallymiss us?</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/594722/</link>
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			<title>succubus</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;a sad smileadorns your face&amp;nbsp;rivers behind youreyes&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;your hug,a deadly embrace&amp;nbsp;your seduction,my demise</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/594497/</link>
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			<title>you</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;a thousand visions,seep from the pain,caused by you.&amp;nbsp;a thousand words,spring from the love,inspired by you.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/594078/</link>
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			<title>what is love?</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Love,is when you makeevery conceivablemistake,for all the rightreasons.&amp;nbsp;- willingly.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/593850/</link>
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			<title>colors make you happy!</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;she pointed out,freshly painted toenails.&amp;nbsp;one color on every toe,ranging from black to green.&amp;nbsp;it matches anything- she said&amp;nbsp;andcolors make you happy!</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/593624/</link>
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			<title>when we kiss</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;your eyes,effulgent.&amp;nbsp;pull me in,hold me tight.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;your lips,succulent.&amp;nbsp;when we kiss,it feels so right.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Aven/593596/</link>
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