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			<title>To Make You Cry</title>
			<description>To make you cry, by will I can Crumbling tensions of the yearsWatch as passion flows beyond The dripped shape of your tearsHolding in my palms are yoursAs I too feel the painCreated to destroy unless Release you won&amp;rsquo;t restrainThere is beauty in this moment Though none of ..</description>
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			<title>Inside Himself</title>
			<description>(Dedicated to a dear friend. You were always seen.)If he showed emotion he was vulnerable If he hid his face he was coldIf he stood against the challenger He might appear too boldIf he shared his love in secretThe public would think him ineptIf he lay his love at the feet of allI..</description>
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			<title>Smidgen of Humanity</title>
			<description>Peer pressure, I&amp;rsquo;ve heard it all my lifeThe bully&amp;rsquo;s in schools The strict household rulesThe privileges of moneyAnd prejudice of raceWhether in school or in lifeThese are still boundaries we faceOne girl tries to face itAlone in her trustChange she can&amp;rsquo;t promise..</description>
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			<title>Unconscious Tryst</title>
			<description>I stand here shifting nervously,&amp;nbsp;Staring at the ground&amp;nbsp;I can read it in your eyes&amp;nbsp;You&amp;rsquo;re unsure of what you&amp;rsquo;ve found&amp;nbsp;I&amp;rsquo;m a total wreck around you&amp;nbsp;Trust me I am aware,&amp;nbsp;But you smile at me warmly&amp;nbsp;With an unpretentious stare.&amp;nbsp;I&amp;rsquo;ve thought ..</description>
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			<title>Sky Painter</title>
			<description>God stroked His canvas this morning&amp;nbsp;with hues of blue and gray,&amp;nbsp;and added a splash of amber white&amp;nbsp;to dash along the way;and in the early light of dawn&amp;nbsp;when all things come alive,&amp;nbsp;the Artist&amp;rsquo;s work is on display&amp;nbsp;and there His colors thrive.</description>
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			<title>Cora&amp;rsquo;s Window Seat</title>
			<description>Cora looked out her apartment window again, watching the street below her as she had done every afternoon for the last year. She thought of the last time her husband, Henry, had been with her, as they sat in the window seat holding mugs of steaming coffee looking across the streets through the froze..</description>
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			<title>The Masterpiece of Art</title>
			<description>I decided to write in pencilalthough ink deserves you betterI may fit you on a page or twobut your life outgrew the letter..I would paint you on a canvasbut the colors wouldn&amp;rsquo;t blendor try to stitch you out in threadbut the needlepoint won&amp;rsquo;t mend&amp;hellip;There&amp;rsquo;s ..</description>
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			<title>Compare Not</title>
			<description>I compared myself to othersThough they pleaded for me notAnd when given what I covetedI was discouraged with what I gotI realized I was happier Before jealousy could imployUpon the articles I lusted forAnd comparison stole my joyI then threw away the fragmentsOf which once I th..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mbeck5322/2893538/</link>
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			<title>The Archer's Bow</title>
			<description>He named her Sarahfor her slender-like form&amp;nbsp;for her grace left in motion&amp;nbsp;and loyalty born.&amp;nbsp;He christened her name&amp;nbsp;eclipsed in her curve&amp;nbsp;and polished her tine&amp;nbsp;to further her serve.&amp;nbsp;In the hands of her master&amp;nbsp;she proudly faced battle&amp;nbsp;she bore competitions&amp;n..</description>
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			<title>The Provider</title>
			<description>The clatter of wingsFlew upward and highTurning leftward then right As they blackened the skyA hunter aloneDrew his shotgun to arm Two shots rang in echoAcross field and farmThe hunter was pleased As two birds fell to groundHis aim had been honestAs his swing came 'round ..</description>
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			<title>Construction Zone</title>
			<description>I never seemed to be enough when I was only me,my Life was made of everything I knew I couldn&amp;rsquo;t be.Deciding then to reconstruct and make myself anew,I fashioned new ideas in timeand Life ungainly grew.I placed the steps and paved the way,new construction zones erect,built m..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mbeck5322/2890619/</link>
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			<title>Sunday Morning</title>
			<description>We all come lostbefore the throneAll sinful flesh&amp;nbsp;of blood and boneEach wayward soul&amp;nbsp;in seek of gracePrepared to lift&amp;nbsp;our voice in praise,Each broken, cracked&amp;nbsp;foundation fallsBeneath the Masteras He callsPreaching, teaching&amp;nbsp;the righteous waySaving souls&amp;nbsp;who&amp;rsquo;ve gon..</description>
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			<title>To Capture You</title>
			<description>I want to capture you on paperLike the film through a camera lensEncapsulate each part of you&amp;nbsp;Though it won&amp;rsquo;t make perfect sense.Yet if I were to start your storyI wouldn&amp;rsquo;t know where to stopWords alone could not depictNor reference to just one plot.You&amp;rsquo;d overfill the pagesAnd..</description>
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