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			<title>i used to be alive</title>
			<description>i used to be so beautifula long long time agobut my beauty fadedlike wisps of mist melting in the snowi used to be so bravestanding strong,bearing my loadbut my courage fled with the tin mans heartdown the yellow brick roadi used to be so honorablehelp the weak, defend the poornow my mouth is bitter..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1600725/</link>
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			<title>phoenix</title>
			<description>a dignified beginningrising from the asha ghostly civilisationbreathing from the pastlife from death, night from dayas embers glow alighta wondrous creature freedat last to take her flight</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1553947/</link>
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			<title>exam hall</title>
			<description>indents on knucklebonesof a quivering handpraying for the grades our parents demandthe seconds slip away as we desperately scrawlfighting to keep up tothe clocks unceasing callsmuges all overwhite stained to blackour answers feel wrongtheres no time to go backthe instant of horroras the dreaded voic..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1553945/</link>
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			<title>legacies</title>
			<description>a shadow of a momentforgotten in the pasthow naive of us to hopethat it could ever lasta faint fading reminderflickering out of sightleaving us abandonedlost in the dead of nightthe ancient iron of stardustflows fleeting through our veinsthe whispered ghosts of long gone stars with long forgotten na..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1553940/</link>
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			<title>its all in my head</title>
			<description>They tell us to be silentBreath deeply and relaxBut how can I be silentmy mind is screaming to its maxThe voices never seem to ceasetheir endless pounding rageInsults spinning round and roundI can&amp;rsquo;t escape my cagethe sadness that weighs down my bonesfill..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1547927/</link>
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			<title>mirrors</title>
			<description>mirrors are just glass,an image of a birddoes not portray the glory of a soaring flightor the mellifluous song of dawnthe image of a treedoes not capture it's intoxicating scentor the whisper of life that russels its leavesthe image of a wolf does not depict it's skyward howlor the power rippling th..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1544482/</link>
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			<title>garden</title>
			<description>cold rain fills the hollow and valleyswhile a fierce wind tosses over every leafa dark never ending nightilluminated with flashes of lightingshining a light on all my secretsthe rain washes away all the dirt and debristhat cover hidden details i never wanted to findthe wind whips up memories i didn'..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1544480/</link>
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			<title>warning</title>
			<description>i should come with a hazard signin colours more vibrant than my soul&quot;warning&quot; it would screamalerting all those fools who start to careof my lethal edges, razor sharpfor my skin is a whetstoneeach conflict, every empathetic howlfueling the unceasing keeningof my deadly flawswarningi hold fire at my ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1544024/</link>
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			<title>yesterday is not today/ you asked me to recover</title>
			<description>i couldn't decide between titles so you get two XD</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1544017/</link>
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			<title>the words i swallow</title>
			<description>their bitter acid riseslike the too familiar bileas you ask me if i'm okwhile fingers claw my throat.my muscles tense and quiveras my lips trembledesperate to unlockto reveal my broken soul.i force out an &quot;i'm fine&quot;as blood runs down my wristan outlet for the wordsi'm screaming in the silence.i chok..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1544007/</link>
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			<title>a familiar stranger</title>
			<description>i've lived in many housesbut never had a homei'm doomed to walk this earthforever be aloneas people sprint pastnever pausing to askif i need a hand with my arduous tasksome of them slowto lean on my spinesome even support me just for a timeyet nobody staysthey all move oni close my eyes to trust the..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1544003/</link>
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			<title>it's all in your head</title>
			<description>They tell us to be silentBreath deeply and relaxBut how can I be silentmy mind is screaming to its maxThe voices never seem to ceasetheir endless pounding rageInsults spinning round and roundI can&amp;rsquo;t escape my cagethe sadness that weighs down my bonesfill..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1539754/</link>
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			<title>school </title>
			<description>School is a temple For meaningless educationMy mind is force fedFacts and figures untilIt feels as though it willSplit open under the pressureI can solve simultaneous equations in my sleepI can list the uses of fullerenes Until my throat burns dryI can tell yo..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1538582/</link>
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			<title>Death</title>
			<description>a thief that creeps,in the night.a stubborn soul,puts up a fight.black as coal,dark as hate.she's a time keeper,whose never late.so treasure each moment,as it lasts.for as you know,time flies past.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1537153/</link>
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			<title>i'm not your charity case</title>
			<description>i am the lava running through my veinscauterising every stab wounddecorating my discoloured spinebruised from the years i spentwasting away, dreaming disasters in the skyi am the metallic echo bounding in my hollow chestmy steel heart punctuatingevery reluctant breath dragged into my unwilling lungs..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1534179/</link>
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			<title>off to wonderland</title>
			<description>prompted by a drawing i did </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1523957/</link>
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			<title>lullaby</title>
			<description>sleep little darlingclose your eyes,dream honey dreamtill the sun does rise.don't listen sweetheartclose your ears,ignore all the voicesscreaming out your fears.hush little babydon't you cry,this world is in needof a lullaby.to soothe its souland wipe its tears,an empire built onother peoples fears.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1523932/</link>
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			<title>exams</title>
			<description>the dread, the fearof something nearthe snarl, the hateof an upcoming date.weak heart, sore eyes,that you come to despise.shakey legs, tattered soul,the stress is taking its toll.you're just so goddamn tired,everything is making me ired.longing to go home,oh please just leave me alone</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1523930/</link>
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			<title>i drink coffee now</title>
			<description>you were my perfect cup of teawarm and sweet and deliciousall sunshine and rainbowsevery ounce of joybut joy is a pretense,and i'm in love with the mooni prefer rain so thick you can barely breath.you were my perfect cup of tea,but i drink coffee now.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1522633/</link>
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			<title>black and blue</title>
			<description>written from a prompt
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1522631/</link>
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			<title>my only wish</title>
			<description>my deepest wish has always beento be noticed, just to be seenby the one, who matter mostthat is all i wish to boastso i lie awake at nightwondering how to win this fightis it good grades that you requireor should i aim ever higherwhat is it you wish to seefor that is who i shall bei've been good my ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1522630/</link>
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			<title>prompt #2</title>
			<description>his touch burnt like acidbut was addictive as drugshis smile was so placidyet i would die for his hugsthe sun shone in his eyesand the moon in his heartbut he wove a web of liesin which i wanted no parthis soul glowed with a rageenough to cause fiti was trapped in his cagescared of the next hityet w..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1518986/</link>
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			<title>once upon a fairytale</title>
			<description>once upon a fairytaleonce upon a timeboy fell for girl and well you know the lineeverything was perfect for days,then for weeks,the love in their eyestold the words they couldn't speakthen their perfect world shatteredand cold reality stole inhis laugh tugged her heartstringsbut too soon they wore t..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1518982/</link>
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			<title>shadows</title>
			<description>a constant companiona faithful friendno make believeor play pretendno lies to tellor truths to hideno being meannor being kindits black and whiteplain and cleara friend alonewho is always near</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1518336/</link>
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			<title>revelations of an insomniac</title>
			<description>standing in the starlightlooking at the moonthat is when i realisedi'll never be there soonthe hope of a promisefleeting in the nightthe soft song callof giving up the fightthe breaking of a heartthe comfort held at bayby the rising of the sunits a brand new day</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1518335/</link>
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			<title>insomniacs sky</title>
			<description>the black blanket of velvettinged with deep bluesand bruised eyesbeautiful starsever faithful companionsfor weary soulsdesperate to catcha hanful of instantsof peace.the glittering rooftop toa world of silent noiseobserved by fewadjulated by lessthe arms that hold meas my..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1518334/</link>
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			<title>silence</title>
			<description>few people realisethe importance of silence.silence is when you can close your eyes and just disappear.a few precious seconds of peacebefore the world restartsits busy schedulewhere people race roundin dizzying circlesnever pausing to listento the questions ringingin their empt..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1518332/</link>
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			<title>romeo romeo</title>
			<description>Romeo, Romeo what you'll never knowis that your dear darling, Juliet'sperfect love was a showas you called out her name in the dead of nightshe rolled out of bedjust to watch you fightand along with the crowdshe laughed till she criedas you swallowed the poison and curled up and died</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1517114/</link>
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			<title>books</title>
			<description>page after page further i falli'm lost in a mazeof a sirens callword after wordeyes flying side to sidedrinking them in as i laughed and i criedlife after lifei fall in love with a friendonly to breakat that dear friends endbook after booki have lived a thousand livesbeen chased down and huntedfor a..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1517106/</link>
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			<title>my someone </title>
			<description>i want to find someoneto share the joy i find i find in the little thingslike when it rains and i spinmadly in the mudas if i were a child stillin love with this worldto share the moment my favorite song playsand i sing alongout of time and out of tuneto share my energy crazed highafter downing five..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1517100/</link>
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			<title>prompt #1</title>
			<description>you sprint through lifeas though its a race(if it is you're winning)kicking up a stormwith your pounding feetleaving me chokingin the dust asi stumble in your waketrying to warn youof the cliff ahead</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1517043/</link>
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			<title>time</title>
			<description>is it any surprisewe spend our livesrunning in endless circleswhen our very existenceis measured by handsgoing around and aroundand aroundnever pausing never slowingas we waste ourselvestrying to catch up</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1516463/</link>
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			<title>Soldier</title>
			<description>he awakes day after daywasting all his time awayhis entire being seems to mockthe silence of a ticking clocka simple lazy languid blinkgiving time a cheeky winka fading grasp on his mortalitydisappearing with his realitysoon he'll be lost in his despairhe's too far gone beyond repair</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1516460/</link>
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			<title>translations</title>
			<description>i wrote a poem then translated it into Latin before translating it back to English, its translated literally, rather than correcting for grammar ect.  </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1516398/</link>
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			<title>lost boy</title>
			<description>who is that lost boystood all alonewhy can nobody hearhis heart-wrenching groanas tears stream downhis ashen facewhile he desperately fightsto find his own placein this broken worldso full of painwhy must he weepand keep searching in vain</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1516392/</link>
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			<title>dear a*****e</title>
			<description>Dear a*****e,please kindly refrainfrom scorning my friends with such disdainDear assholei beg of you stopruining lives when you're in a stropDear assholemy best friends gayso please keep yourhomophobic comments at bayDear assholedo try and recallyour opinions mean nothing to me much to your gallDear..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1515790/</link>
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			<title>old beyond years</title>
			<description>you smile sadlyyour eyes old beyondyour yearsyou laugh bitterlyin the face ofexcitement alreadyprivy to the disappointmentto comeyou walk back straightenedby the pain youhave yet to feeleach step taking youcloser to the hellyou have envisionedyou are too young tohate this word and yet you are alread..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/inkstainedsoul/1515785/</link>
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