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			<title>Love is...</title>
			<description>Love is swirled colorsPurplenot red and blueIt's levels of lighttouching rays of each otherClinging to every molecule in sightLove is never endingMediumnot big or smallIt's a little sisteror a long lost lover's returnThe touch of a strangerto the beating of one knownLov..</description>
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			<title>Seasons of My Emotions</title>
			<description>SpringrainyfloweredlonelysoftSummerbrightenergeticopencomfortableFallbriskflusterednippyfallingWinterdroopydesolateforsakenemotionalFour seasonslost feelings-A</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1798181/</link>
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			<title>When</title>
			<description>Sometimes it's niceWhen...Radios drift to staticEngines stallSeasons switchFireworks are delayedStorms blow out the cableDoctors go on breakSingers breathe between linesRoads detourCommercials interrupt Straight lines switch to dashedPeople pause before responding to textsR..</description>
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			<title>Dust</title>
			<description>Lone pitDecaying bodyBroken skeletonHeartless chest Crumbling skull Drooping cobwebsFaded tombstoneWilting flowersForgotten memoriesRotting friendsLost familyRoaming soulUncaring worldFrom dust you have comeTo dust you shall return-A</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1796864/</link>
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			<title>Traffic Signs</title>
			<description>35 mphWelcome friendsSave BigOnly $3.5050 mphNo stopNo parkingNo outlet65 mph Exit onlyExit 1/2 mileExitWrong Way-A</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1796821/</link>
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			<title>Family Forever</title>
			<description>Family ForeverWhat a lovely sentimentAppears respectable in theory To forever be surrounded by affectionPeople who care deeply for youYour emotionsAmbitionsQuality of lifeFor a lucky fewThis is a truthFor othersFamily is a forced figureUncomfortableWith a common inability t..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1796775/</link>
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			<title>Alliteration</title>
			<description>For finding fortuitous fortress foundations One only obsesses over, obtains, or opens occult originsBut boozy blatant babbling brings backwards borrowingSo, slow such sour startles, soft sounds surpassAbout all abyss, alas, an albino aldermanPerson placed, padlocked, per partial pageant pa..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1796418/</link>
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			<title>I Love You</title>
			<description>I confide in youEvery timeI'm starting to realize my mistakesMy burdenIs way too much To force upon your mindYour forehead will burstEvery 'I love you' Will spill to the floorAnd muddle itself Until they are indistinguishable From 'I hate you' Normal conversations fall to..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1796415/</link>
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			<title>I Promise</title>
			<description>LifeWhat a waste of time so preciousI lay with himCasting muffled shadow creatures onto the ceilingWe frequently converse about lifeSuch a silly conceptHe knows everythingHe knows most thingsHe knows nothingI know nothingI'm afraidHere comes the thoughts of mortalityOf innoce..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1795848/</link>
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			<title>Shoutout</title>
			<description>Shoutoutto all the short peopleto all the thin peopleto everyone that feels physically smallto everyone who would love to be tallerDon't wish away that which makes you amazingShoutoutto everyone like meto everyone tall and awkwardto everyone who fills a little too much space ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1795834/</link>
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			<title>My Love</title>
			<description>I packed your bagsPlaced money in the consulFilled your car with gasolineParked out frontBuckled you inStarted the engineKissed you on the headThen you were goneMy loveLord would I give anything for you backBut I needed an escapeLove was killing me slowlySo you had to goW..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1795832/</link>
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			<title>Poem Prompt</title>
			<description>I needa poem promptI needsomeoneto tell mewhat's happeningin my own mindI needhelpfrom an outsiderbecause I'm loston my own-A</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1795831/</link>
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			<title>Oso</title>
			<description>I have Oso(A bear spelled out Spanish style)wearing Kakis with stitched up pocketsand buttonseemingly uselessmade of a fabricthat is Nothing special a blue t-shirtbearing the smallest of shirt pockets in existencecontainingNothing special tennis shoestiny enough for..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1795829/</link>
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			<title>Ginger Road Architect</title>
			<description>Ginger Road ArchitectQuirky, precious titlePresented upon deserving entity?Antique shells shedCompetitive glossy picture appeared Alternating all perspectives instantaneously 'Before' is but letters spilledFragile paper records aflameNames thrown portraying every quality not previous..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1795826/</link>
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			<title>Lightening</title>
			<description>Lightening exposed the entire EarthFields encompassed meAnd in a single moment I could see for milesThe night descended upon the land once moreTerrorFearTriumphFirelit inside my chestEvery second after thatEvery second where my passion excites my mindEvery second that stokes ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1794894/</link>
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			<title>Hesitate</title>
			<description>Baby boyTherapist visitsWheezing Screaming GaspingTears rolling Soon all will be silentDon't fear MomYou never worryYou held that powder to your faceand didn't hesitate to wish away lifeTwo livesto be specificFor at the timeMomyou were responsiblefor more than yours..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1794804/</link>
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			<title>Darkness</title>
			<description>I keep having that dreamThe one where I'm home aloneand slowlyall the lightsbegin to burn outI try to call for helpI tryto fix themI try to go outsideNothing worksSoon the worldbecomes darknessMy body tremblingin fearI awake in cold sweatsshivering uncontrolla..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1794803/</link>
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			<title>Road</title>
			<description>The roadis my homeAs I lay there,the blacktop sears my skinThe pain forces meto forgetI mean,that's all I wantTo forgetThe rumble underneathmy backGets me running awayI always wantedan excuseto flee I stare awayfrom my current 'situation'Maybe the sunc..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1794801/</link>
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			<title>Together</title>
			<description>What's your favorite color?favorite candy?favorite- You going to sit next to me?Sly smileYour specialtyI don't give in to thisto youBut I doI can't withhold my charadefrom youI near youI'm a manYou're a lionFear stricken I plant myself downYou grin wider..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1794394/</link>
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			<title>Delirious</title>
			<description>Ages togetherAgeless togetherHe touches her heart And falls in loveShe touched his heartAnd loved him throughThe heat of the summerThe power of raging stormsThe temptations of lustful pleasuresHe reaches out to herPushing his whole life aside for herSpending every nig..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1793834/</link>
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			<title>Down</title>
			<description>You are a tree that grew downA simple sapling planted without careWhose branches touched the earthand remained encased for eternity You are a bodyengineered preciselyWith carefully crafted pieces misplaced on the productA series of imperfectionsspoiling a delicate entityY..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1792841/</link>
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			<title>Child</title>
			<description>ChildDestined to be beautifulin all aspects of the termin all phrasing of the language in all use of such a highly illustrated conceptYour mind construes artistic visionsshown through everything that glides beneath your fingertipsYour heart radiatesin each breath you exhaleYour s..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1792839/</link>
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			<title>I'm tired. </title>
			<description>I'm tired.Although actually I'm overly exaggerating my exhaustion stemming from lack of sleep. I am simply not mentally or emotionally prepared to elaborate on the complex emotions in my life that I am yet to comprehend myself. -A</description>
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			<title>God</title>
			<description>Sparks exploded from a blackened sky, navigating to Earth from a universe far awayThe empowered The almightyThe restlessThe one true God sat on his high throne, throwing his wrath down upon his once-perfect EarthA forgotten, isolated apple grove erupted in front of a drunk, sinful manHis..</description>
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			<title>I love you.</title>
			<description>Hey,You can't see it right now, but you're a bicycle surrounded by tricycles.You're much faster than most others, but in return you are going to obtain so many more bruises.Right now you are riding along with training wheels, watching the world without a lot to fear.All the people you fear..</description>
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			<title>You, Me, and Her</title>
			<description>I miss youI'm sorry I haven't answered or even tried to reach outI know it's been two years We've all changed and that's okayAnd I've changed for the worse, so don't even worry about yourself It's not like you ever did to begin withThat's why we were so perfect together You, me, and he..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1792585/</link>
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			<title>Words</title>
			<description>It's so funny what can break you in this twisted worldAnd that sometimes you need to be brokenNot every thought that you believe will be correctYou'll come to realize every X on the calendar marks a mistake And a few words can change a lifeWhat's this on the counter? Oh, it's just from a..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1792584/</link>
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			<title>Gone</title>
			<description>I was me again I was happyI could feel it, I was getting betterI was smilingI was enjoying myselfThen I wasn't anymore It was back It curled down at the bottom of my stomachIt pinched the nerves in my headMy eyes locked in on nothingMy brain went blankI look up from myself..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1792582/</link>
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			<title>Him and Her</title>
			<description>He was her first kissShe was his first funeral-A</description>
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			<title>Petals</title>
			<description>The plant needs sunlightLike the addict needs cocaineLike the earthquake needs a fault lineLike the portrait needs a tack through itLike I need loveThree petals grew on the plantEach one uniqueEach one importantTo lose one would be to lose its identityTo lose one would shorten it..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1792580/</link>
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			<title>The Ledge</title>
			<description>I sit up on a ledgeStaring down at water, jagged with my decisionsLoneliness hedging me to jump to end it allCloudy, dusty skies threaten rain upon meIt will fill the river, forcing it to rise and consume me faster than gravity could have pulled me down And I welcome itI think about ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1792579/</link>
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			<title>In My Mind</title>
			<description>&quot;Hello! My name is-&quot;*Woah, why is he talking to me? Should I be smiling?*I quickly smile Too wide, I feel like a tiger, flashing my fangs for dominance *I'm going to scare him awayGod, why am I like this?Who is he anyways?What if he's destined to be someone important to me someday? ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1792578/</link>
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			<title>Their Society</title>
			<description>My commodious paws and nasty claws don't belong here Everything set precisely, beautifully coloredEach human person surrounded by others of their kindHarmonious ringing vibrates in their friendly growlsThe most youthful of their cubs pressed securely against the stable bodies of their bearer..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1792577/</link>
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			<title>Law of Nature</title>
			<description>I think the law of nature is that everything will keep flowingFlowing foreverUntil it wants to stopThe clouds will rain for however long they pleaseNo mention of the people drenched beneathThe tears will escape your troubled bodyUntil they are content with the amount they have releas..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1792576/</link>
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			<title>My Prayers</title>
			<description>God.Please.Fix itTake it awayI don't care anymoreKilling myself will send me to HellBut is that one any worse than the one I live daily?Worse than the endless screams and panic that consume my life?Because I can't take thisIs it a sin to not love?Because maybe I'm already f..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1792575/</link>
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			<title>my letters</title>
			<description>the first thing you may noticeis that i haven't capitalized a single letter i am whispering i don't want you to hear meyou have seen poems like this beforeyou aren't going to ask if i'm alrightyou will read to the endjust like every other poemand rate my poetrysilly you, now ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1792573/</link>
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			<title>Life [lif]</title>
			<description>Noun1. The moving, animated quality that separates the main part of the population from those who gave in to the sadness:&quot;She has lost her life&quot;Synonyms: Faded &amp;bull; Dejected &amp;bull; Slow &amp;bull; Sick2. Giving pieces of yourself away every day for public amusement:&quot;Life was a burden&quot;S..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1792571/</link>
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			<title>The Man I've Never Met</title>
			<description>Today I went to a funeral for the man I&amp;rsquo;ve never met&amp;#8232;Oceans of relatives washed around the body&amp;#8232;Drowning the figure in remembrance&amp;#8232;Old memories and photographs of a life now forgottenI was a pond on the pier&amp;#8232;My blood had been dripped with the salty water&amp;#82..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1792321/</link>
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			<title>Summertime</title>
			<description>The sun settled into the sky&amp;#8232;Pushing the darkness aside&amp;#8232;Forcing it to cast its shadows upon another civilization&amp;#8232;It was bound to lurk it&amp;rsquo;s way in for a few hours tonight&amp;#8232;But the blanket of the sun covered the earth for today&amp;#8232;And nobody cared to see past ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1792315/</link>
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			<title>Afraid</title>
			<description>I was always afraid of losing you.Each time your fingers grazed mine, I tried to remember the soft tips that led to your calloused palms.&amp;#8232;Each time your arms wrapped around my back, I clung to your chest and tried to mentally capture your structure, your scent, your heartbeat and breathi..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/midcrisislifeme/1792312/</link>
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