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		<description>The original writings of author Nosce Te Ipsum</description>
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			<title>wind and waves</title>
			<description>there are some feelings that fill you up. like when you are fighting with him and you cant decide if you care enough to listen to him or if all you want to do is hit him and smack him and punch him as hard as you can, knowing it isnt hurting him at all, simply to relieve your pain that you are feeli..</description>
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			<title>5</title>
			<description>this is a wake up call. i am shouting to you like i am walking around the walls of jericho for the certain number of times that makes things feel right. do whatever it takes to get where you need to be even though you are not certain of where that is because you have been waiting for someone to find..</description>
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			<title>4</title>
			<description>i am so securely positive that there are dead people in my house. there are flies that buzz around as if they have secret plans, plans that are dirty and deceiving. they never die, and when they land on things, they are not easily scared away. they have a purpose and determination that is obscenely ..</description>
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			<title>vase</title>
			<description>there is a vase that sits in the corner of my living room between the couch and the bookcase. the couch is pulled out flat with massive amounts of paper strewn upon it. the paper contains more creativity than you will ever possess. the bookcase is full of more creativity than what lies on the couch,..</description>
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			<title>3</title>
			<description>im running on no sleep,no food,and a caffiene highi have realized that there areso many beautiful reasons to be happy,reasons that are shadowed over by controlwhether they are shadowed over or not,they still existand i shall do everything in my powerto find them again</description>
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			<title>2</title>
			<description>your presence is so strong and so intocivating, something that hopelessly repeats itself over and over again. you spread yourself across oceans and seas,reaching and trying to come home to something necessary. once you arrive, your voice greets foreign trees that are begging to be climbed by young b..</description>
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			<title>1</title>
			<description>i&amp;nbsp;worry too much about cigarettes and i like to eat too much to be the being i desire to be. i want to chain smoke and hold my cigarette the wrong way according to society. i want to watch indie movies until the wee hours of the morning while starving myself and feeling etherial.ill burn holes ..</description>
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			<title>media and society</title>
			<description>I want to crank Jason Derulo as loud as my music channel on my TV whose volume f***s up all the damn time will goeven if i claim to despise him, he is an artisti want to take off my pants and be in my faded black band tshirts that make me feel like Lolita with her floral sunglasses and recycled ..</description>
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			<title>madness and envy</title>
			<description>The only people that can come close to controlling me are the mad onesthe ones who are crazy about one particular aspect of their lifethese people have something speciala burning inside of them that also burns through myselfit is something that pushes them and drives themto walk all over e..</description>
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			<title>she will be loved</title>
			<description>obsessions are a controlling powerthey inflict so much loveand passionand vengenceand envyon one's hearta huge city that never sleepsone of manyopportunities are like an endless horizonjust as she said,it is passionlustchasingand findingbut all in a beautiful waya way s..</description>
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			<title>pleasantly surprised</title>
			<description>oh, to be the Queen of my own landi would force the requirement of the destroying and restoration of booksto boost one's creativityone shall climb treesand observe their bark and flowersbut no bark if there are flowers presentdefinite shapes shall be made ridfor they cause the Queen ..</description>
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			<title>a night of koi fish</title>
			<description>i want to go back to that nightthe night that i had a lavendar sachetmy long flowy hairin a restricting bunatop my headpassion and desire focusedthe air in the room intoxicatingdim light and a comfortable presencepushing me,urging mei dont even understandnor wish to underst..</description>
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			<title>Voice</title>
			<description>a crown for what i amblack eyes, hollowed out and deepmy soul that martyred itself for contacta wing for what i am notredeptive, direction, and a rearview mirrorattached like ivyto a pillar of white stone</description>
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			<title>may sixth</title>
			<description>i've spent many hours in this vicinityhere&amp;nbsp;i was lonelyhere i grew uphere i learned nothingand something all at oncehere i was terrifiedhere i was annoyedi walked and searchedand wasted timebut it's okaybecause they tell meit's all for a purposemonths passedand i grew ..</description>
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			<title>forbidden</title>
			<description>i want to goto paris with youon a warm summer eveningwhere my cares are thrownout the open windowand the curtainsblow in the breezewe will borrowa s****y apartmentwith an old bedthat has a beautiful historywe will make lovein the setting sunand then see the lightsof the c..</description>
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			<title>gilmore</title>
			<description>i want to sit outin the pouring rainin the middle of nowherein a field thatyou dont know abouti will be coveredby the grassesand will write aboutthe thoughts in your souland what i thinkthey are tryingto tell methe pages will become dampand ripand tearand fadeand run..</description>
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			<title>ingrid conlan</title>
			<description>if you want to knowwhere your heart islook where your mind wandersthey say that homeis where the heart isand darling you feeltoo much like home for mei guess i havent found my home</description>
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			<title>and love</title>
			<description>you disappear so completelyinto your head sometimeslike jenny schecterand sarah schusterinto a land of contentmentyet longing and desireshe knows her true selfyou enjoy playingwith that headyou will stomp all over othersbut its okaybecause youre a writer miss schecterface dow..</description>
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			<title>tattooed on my arm</title>
			<description>ill be your bluebirduntil i can no longer flyi will be your momma birdfeeding youand keeping you warmin your lonely nestwe will restin the trees togethermountains so blueand skies so brightyou chirp to meso secretso dearonly i understandmy feathers may fallbut they shal..</description>
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			<title>Marya</title>
			<description>you sit in a cafeabsorbed in your bookwritingthinkingdreamingreadingplanninghopingwishingbut going nowherethough you protestand say otherwiseyour coffee is black and thickyour hand hurts from writingyour mind hurts from readingyour intentions solid upon arrivalbut dif..</description>
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			<title>your soul in my hands</title>
			<description>i want a poem written for meno lovers embraceor cheerful thoughtswords on a pagesimple and plainyour thoughts from your heada mind i do not knowor rather do not even wish to knowhonest truth and burdensall in oneput into lines however you wishand kept in secret oh annabelle lee..</description>
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			<title>Anabelle</title>
			<description>something so foreignsomething so near and dear to my hearti know it inside and outlike the back of my handi know what makes it ticki know the proper way of doing thingsi know the punishmentsand i know the rewardsthough the rewards can easily be punishmentsdont ask me howwe sleep ..</description>
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			<title>Tell Me Your Name</title>
			<description>Who is this personthat I write so dearly to,so harshly to,so questioningly to,so truthfully to?I talk to you like I know you,but I truly do not knowwhere you came from.The sunshine turns to shadowon me and there you are.The seasons change on me,summer to falland you are sitti..</description>
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			<title>The Womb I Should Have Been Conceived In</title>
			<description>I dream of living and roaming with...sleeping with and idolizing the stars. The moon, my father figure. Never angry, always the same complacent look as if he is saying, &amp;ldquo;I am thankful I live up here and am able to look over you, rather than live as one of you, what a disgrace t..</description>
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			<title>Picturesque</title>
			<description>when i grow upi want a red front doori will live in a housethat is small and feels righti will live my life through picturesand the artwork i hang on my wallsmy bed will be largewith room underneathmy walls will have holesthat you call windows</description>
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			<title>Timeless</title>
			<description>Garden lights and warm summer nights. You create pangs in my heart. Something never ending on the edge of life and death, no, not really death, life and destruction. You have the power to destroy me and break me down but you create me. I was nothing and through time you continuou..</description>
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			<title>Read My Soul</title>
			<description>Rain falling lightly but I do not mind. Strawberries and dreams, dreams now and then. Art. What more to say? Beautiful breasts and awful men, still art. Common sense, do not teach me that! She is not here, I am not worried, she is a strong girl. I need more, my soul is cr..</description>
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			<title>A Girl</title>
			<description>I want to know everything you know and be able to do all the things you do. That is what attracted me to you. I do not like who I am. I wish to be you, to experience being you, to live the life you&amp;rsquo;ve lived. I am not satisfied with what I have become. You are beautiful, the way..</description>
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			<title>Deep City Lights</title>
			<description>I&amp;rsquo;m tired of words,&amp;nbsp;all kinds of words. Meaningless ones stress me but my mind simply cannot think of a better term, appropriate and perfect words drain me, they cause others to be looked down upon. Words are causing me to be different now, how can something so simple cause ..</description>
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			<title>Never Quite There</title>
			<description>Wake up early, warm in my throat. Please wake me up. I was up too late night-dreaming of forbidden things. Natural today with a little help, I need to abolish that. I look at her and wish I was left-handed and could wear hats like that. I push myself, think I&amp;rsquo;ve gotten far, bro..</description>
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			<title>Art 151</title>
			<description>Cookie cutter art girl perfect. Same expression every second, even when her mouth is open. Same eyes, same hair, perfectly placed bobbypins. Beautiful scarves, plain everything else from everyone elses perception, in every other situation. Beautiful to be around these people. Ins..</description>
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			<title>Selfless</title>
			<description>I want to write a novel. I want to write something I am proud of. I want to write something out of my box. I want to be a vegan. I want to be natural. I want to save the animals. I want to be creative. I want to be new. I want to be fresh. I want to be my mother. I want to be my ..</description>
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			<title>She Writes With Her Fingers</title>
			<description>I could tell that I had some sort of effect on everyone and something about that seemed so erotic. I asked to be like this, do not look down, though it is not my choice. I cannot help that I take someone&amp;rsquo;s work, someone who came before me, to use for myself, everything is ins..</description>
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			<title>Forever Ever Land</title>
			<description>Here is to letting your imagination run wild. Block out the world. Be whoever you want to be. Soak it up and drink it in. You make up the happily ever after ending because it is YOUR imagination! Go where you want, do as you please. Let it take you away to peace and serenity wh..</description>
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			<title>What Do You Call It?</title>
			<description>Holes in the wall that you call windows. Repeated, repeated. Open on the coldest day of the year. I do not mind. I do not mind a lot of things. I do mind a lot of things. The sound of music. Foggy window but sun shining in. The church steeple is peeking up over my view. Morning d..</description>
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			<title>&quot;Yearn&quot; A Continuation of &quot;Writer Inside of Me&quot;</title>
			<description>I told you about the concrete gerbil, the one who is supposed to be there but there are so many things behind closed doors, so many faces behind masks. I want to run freely without a wheel. Hear the word want? Does that surprise you? It should not&amp;nbsp;by now. It haunts my everyday l..</description>
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			<title>The Writer Inside of Me</title>
			<description>Sometimes I feel just like a gerbil, running around and around on his wheel! Round and round like a lit up carousel at a fair. The smell of corn dogs and cotton candy in the air. I seem to be insensitive to others at the most inopportune times. I am too concentrated on my goal, my runn..</description>
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			<title>Absorb</title>
			<description>Finding myself is terrifying and wonderful. I am making my way into unknown territory. New places and new faces. I am absorbing so much and finding out so much more. I do not know what is coming my way, but I am anxiously awaiting it. Mysteries are suspenseful and make you wonder b..</description>
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			<title>Independence</title>
			<description>Destroy your morals. This sinful world that our lives take place in has spoon fed you. It has taught you how to do, what to believe, where to go. Pay no mind to this horrid interpretation of how a soul should inhabit a body. Erase every thought. Start your journey over, fro..</description>
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			<title>Lie in the Grass</title>
			<description>I&amp;rsquo;d rather die with the sun on my face. To have the warmth around me and the breeze flowing past me. The coolness of the air and the warm penetration of the sunshine bringing me peace with life, peace within my soul. The sun shining down on my face, bringing forth a smile tha..</description>
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			<title>Confidence</title>
			<description>Clear your throat and face the world. Step up and show them who you are because life is too short to back down from your fears. Let them see you whether they like it or not, it is not your job to please them. You are you and that is something they can never be. Let that scare them...</description>
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			<title>Happy and Alone</title>
			<description>Look at all the lonely people. In the crowds, walking and talking with others. They put on a show, don&amp;rsquo;t pretend you cannot tell. Oh, what good actors and actresses they are! Their lives so meaningless because they have no one. Treacherous and full of hopelessness. What good ..</description>
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			<title>Tell Me, What is Love?</title>
			<description>I have such a deep longing in my soul. A certain sensation only you can fill. It seems as if years have come and gone since I hugged you last. It is not only a want and a desire but a need and a necessity. Everything I see and everything I do reminds me of your beautiful face. I lay ..</description>
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			<title>Black and White</title>
			<description>Life needs contrast, that is why we have day and night. Each has a purpose. Day to work and night to rest. Seasons change, they come and go and with each passing season we find, experience, create, live, and breathe new things. Those things create contrast in our lives. Don&amp;rsquo..</description>
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			<title>Overwhelmed</title>
			<description>it&amp;rsquo;s okay to not talkit&amp;rsquo;s okay to feel olderit&amp;rsquo;s okay to be mei don&amp;rsquo;t have to laughi&amp;nbsp;am overwhelmed to the point of nothingness, clear my cloudy mind. These thoughts are nothing. Fix it please. Take me somewhere. Heal my chest, the hole in me.</description>
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			<title>Careless</title>
			<description>long walks in the dirt, kicking up dustnot waiting on the signal to cross the damn streetthe shaded yards smell like grass and honeysucklei feel my warm cheeks and my eyes are sleepyanother hot day in the sun with you</description>
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			<title>Just Us</title>
			<description>i am unbalancedi&amp;rsquo;m in need of a contrastin the middle of yearningfor a life of movementi picked the starswould you like to share?they can be oursin this giant world</description>
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			<title>Hold Me High</title>
			<description>empty stomachssmall cat shadowsrun run rundon&amp;rsquo;t come downintoxicatingcaptivatingsoul consuminglove me less</description>
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			<title>Terrified</title>
			<description>Do I look brave to you? The scared little girl behind closed doors, behind glassy tear filled eyes. She is make believe, a portrait of self-worth when in reality it is the complete opposite. She is drowning in her own misery, her dissatisfaction with the person she has produced..</description>
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			<title>Content Within Despair</title>
			<description>let me wash my mouth with soaprun away with my dreamsexplode into the sunspread out into the airmy particles can float to the places i dreamwhile i curl up in my bed and cry</description>
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