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			<title>Look Ahead</title>
			<description>Cutthe threadsQuickenyour stepThejoy before youLiesjust aheadReleaseyour fingersLoosenyour gripWhydo you lingerIna realm that&amp;rsquo;s unfit?Youare moreYoureyes now openedFaithis restoredNowmaintain your focusDonot look backLest..</description>
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			<title>Rise</title>
			<description>Sheremembers the feelingSheremembers a sparkWhenshe walks empty streetsAlonein the darkShedoesn&amp;rsquo;t cryShecan&amp;rsquo;t even feel itIt&amp;rsquo;sall going numbShe&amp;rsquo;sboxed up and sealed itWhyshould it matter?Whyshould she care?Nothingreally ..</description>
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			<title>The Truth</title>
			<description>Aquiet nuzzleAsimple thingNotloud or vibrantJustcomfortingI wish I couldExistwith youTojust be stillMaintainour truthOur differencesOnlyadd perspectiveEnhancingmindsNotone defectiveI walk my pathYouwalk your ownShouldw..</description>
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			<title>A Phoenix Tale</title>
			<description>They saw her fallDescending flameOne final cryTo seal her fateShe crashed to earthHer heartbeat rampantThe flames climbed higherHer spirit dampenedThe enemy encircledTo fan the flamesEyes dimming marveled'Til only ash remainedOnce silence settledThey laughed and jeeredDrinking in victory'Til dawn ap..</description>
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			<title>Trust Me?</title>
			<description>Islip into your eyes Towander through your thoughts Idon't know how I first got here Norhow I received the key to fit your lockButI would delve still further Ifyou would just unbar these doors ForI bear enough courage Tobrave your gravest corridors ..</description>
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			<title>Sandcastle</title>
			<description>SweepingtideBrushcastle wallsAkingdom stoodButnow it fallsFornothing hereWilllast foreverStoredup treasureFutileendeavorForwaves will crashAndtime resetsChildrenriseTocast new netsWefill our belliesForbut a moment&amp;lsquo;Til..</description>
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			<title>Beyond the Veil</title>
			<description>Eveningtunes resonateThroughdeep forest hallsAbreeze to whisper secretsTheghost of me engulfedForI linger in the quietEntrancedby nature&amp;rsquo;s rhythmAspirit that attunesInthe stillness with precisionMyhand outstretched before meAhidden veil withi..</description>
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			<title>I Won't</title>
			<description>IaskedYoulaughedIkept solemnYouwanted to playThensilence caught meAndI turned to walk awayButyou couldn't let meCatchingmy wrist, so I'd staySoI turned back to seeCatchingsight of a sorrowHelddeeply, despisedAverity you wanted hiddenSeepi..</description>
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			<title>Manipulate Her</title>
			<description>Trapsset for meInall of your wordsYouforget I have feelingsWhichyou slyly disregardIslowly lose colorGentlypushed into a cornerYoutry to trip me upYouare a manipulatorButI know your tacticsIsee all your teethYouthink yourself smoothThatyou ..</description>
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			<title>In Stride </title>
			<description>I can still smile&amp;nbsp;Inside the storm of my mind&amp;nbsp;Embrace the rain&amp;nbsp;Taking it all in stride&amp;nbsp;I have peace&amp;nbsp;Even in the losing&amp;nbsp;Never defeated&amp;nbsp;Despite the confusion&amp;nbsp;I don't know&amp;nbsp;But what does it matter&amp;nbsp;In the end I come through&amp;nbsp;Every disaster&amp;nbsp;So b..</description>
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			<title>Escape </title>
			<description>Sometimes I forget&amp;nbsp;That there are confining lines&amp;nbsp;Not meant to be crossed&amp;nbsp;I color over top of them&amp;nbsp;No rhyme, no reason&amp;nbsp;Just bleeding colors&amp;nbsp;Forgetting what it's like&amp;nbsp;To be contained&amp;nbsp;By the end&amp;nbsp;There's just a page&amp;nbsp;Saturated with various shades, feelin..</description>
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			<title>Bleed</title>
			<description>It's like I only bleed now&amp;nbsp;Unending flow&amp;nbsp;No end to its revealing&amp;nbsp;No way to keep it in&amp;nbsp;Everything I am&amp;nbsp;Leaking through the cracks&amp;nbsp;Of a soul that lies broken&amp;nbsp;And yet, refuses&amp;nbsp;To perish completely&amp;nbsp;I just bleed&amp;nbsp;Always and forever&amp;nbsp;I just bleed</description>
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			<title>Tangled Rhythm</title>
			<description>Quiettangled rhythmSoft,elusive, messyConstantyet controlledComfortyet confusingIfI ran my fingersThroughyour tanglesIfI worked throughAllyour knotsSlowly,carefullyLovinglywith gentlenessWouldyou let me?Pleasedon&amp;rsquo;t shy awayI&amp;rsquo;mafraid too..</description>
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			<title>I Believe</title>
			<description>IbelieveInwords left unspokenTrappedbehind wallsConcealingdevotionIbelieveInthe stillness and calmWherea hand touches anotherJustto feel its warmthIbelieveIntranscendent connectionBridgesbuilt through existenceCalmand steady affection..</description>
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			<title>From Me to You</title>
			<description>Igive chaseNotbecause I hope to catch youButbecause I want to run with youIadmire youNotbecause you are perfectButbecause I see the beauty of your heartIlove youNotbecause I need something from youButbecause I chose you and I want to keep choosing you..</description>
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			<title>Twenty-Seven</title>
			<description>Thereis the numberTwenty-SevenAtruly lovely numberYet,it is only my perceptionNow,understanding growsThirty-Seven,a gentle lessonHereis sight beyond the proseInthis, the mark of my ascension&amp;ldquo;Findme, loveDon&amp;rsquo;tsee the maskSeekto knowB..</description>
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			<title>Adventure to Be Had</title>
			<description>Thereare pathsThatare so easy to findTendedso oftenUnmasteredby vinesAndwhat lies in waitAtthe end of these roads?Thesigns clearly stateSoin confidence you goThereare these doorwaysLaidthickly with brushHiddentreasures withinWaitingpatientl..</description>
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			<title>The More I Know</title>
			<description>Themore I knowThemore I revel in the questionsThemore I comprehendThemore I become uncertainButI&amp;rsquo;m content in thisForthe questions bear a mysterySomethingfor me to ponderAnda hope for me to seekMaybeI don&amp;rsquo;t get itMaybeI never willMayb..</description>
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			<title>October</title>
			<description>It&amp;rsquo;sfunny how this monthOctoberThisyear it truly feelsLikethe month of DeathWarmdays growing colderThechill hanging in the airLeavescrunching underfootTheirsweet perishing scentCatchingin my nostrilsThereis life stillAndyet, the silence beckonsAsth..</description>
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			<title>Once</title>
			<description>AmysteryInthe silenceWherethe stillnessBreaksa soulNowordsEverresoundYetthere&amp;rsquo;s a presenceNoone beholdsMercifulLikea lightIna worldBrimmingwith darkGentleImperceptibleThatgazeThatlingers quietlyComfortAstea..</description>
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			<title>The Crackling Flame</title>
			<description>Thecrackling flameAdangerous kind of beautySointense in its resolveToconsume whatever it is givenAndyet, it shows a kindnessTothe cold and the lonelyAsit brings warmth to their lonely soulsAndcomfort to their hearts</description>
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			<title>Called Back</title>
			<description>Shelooked out into the worldToloathe all she beheldItsbeauty ever taintedSimplekindness always withheldAndso, she drew awayEncasingher soft heartShedelved into the talesClingingto man&amp;rsquo;s artShesank into the storiesShelived and breathed and ble..</description>
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			<title>Regret</title>
			<description>You&amp;rsquo;dthink I had it allFromthe outside, looking inMaybeI kind of doYet,I&amp;rsquo;ve still this lingering painYou,I&amp;rsquo;ll always missMyone damning regretThatI never reached for youWhenI clearly had the chanceThatI left you far too soonThatI t..</description>
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			<title>A Question of Where</title>
			<description>Whatshall I say?Wheream I now?Lostin the madnessAngrytoward myselfIwant to punchTokick and to bleedIwant to be beatenUntilI don&amp;rsquo;t feelI&amp;rsquo;mso frustratedDespisingmyselfIwish I said moreThatclosure was feltYethere I sitW..</description>
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			<title>The Leaky Faucet</title>
			<description>Iam a leaky faucetAllI can do is cryYou&amp;rsquo;relucky when you see meSomehowthese eyes stay dryButin those lonely momentsWhenI can simply fallTherivers break before meAnddecimate this wallIcannot cease to thinkOfyou now all the timeEvenwaking i..</description>
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			<title>Questions, Thoughts, Prayers</title>
			<description>Herelie the momentsIcan&amp;rsquo;t comprehendWhatis this emotionIfeel for my friend?Afeeling so deepSonoble and trueIonly want to love herThat&amp;rsquo;sall I hope to doIwon&amp;rsquo;t ask for anythingIdon&amp;rsquo;t even want itWhatevercould be givenLether always..</description>
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			<title>Conflicted</title>
			<description>Thesecoursing emotionsThisunfiltered madnessItry to understandTosort it all outMymoments, pollutedWithwonder, worry, doubtsHope,love, stressAlwaysmore rushing inHeream I, a total messWhilemy brain continues to shout&amp;ldquo;Dosomething, stupid!Youhave to..</description>
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			<title>What Shall I Say</title>
			<description>Youask that I speak themThewords I want to sayButsomehow I cannotSoI turn and look awayHowcan I tell youThatI want to reach outTocling and to hold youEvennow, I feel us slippingTime,it never holds stillAndeven nowInthese precious momentsI&amp;rsq..</description>
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			<title>Run Forth</title>
			<description>Awhistle to warnIrun just the sameThelight growing closerThisisn&amp;rsquo;t a gameDevastateme completelyOrshall I break through it?Soona force will meet meButwhat is brought to ruin?CanI overcomeAforce of this magnitude?Cutthrough with love&amp;rsquo;..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Alicia-Veracity/2959197/</link>
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			<title>Unbroken Barrier</title>
			<description>Iknew it was thereButI never broke throughIalways hit a wallDespitewhat was trueTherewas no lack of faithJustfailed determinationIonly ran so hardMyinstinct to evade itIcould crackButnever break itMyheart uncertainSoI&amp;rsquo;d never escape i..</description>
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			<title>Starlight Stew</title>
			<description>StarlitskyAnempty bowlRumblinghungerWearysoulPouringthe waterHotand steamySittingin the moonlightBowlfull of dreamingIstir up the starsIsee in my dishWishingupon themAsI drink in their blissOnefinal delightIpeer at the heavens..</description>
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			<title>The Words I Won't Say</title>
			<description>WordsI won&amp;rsquo;t speakThingsI&amp;rsquo;ll never sayIcompile them upInmy head every dayIwon&amp;rsquo;t let them outI&amp;rsquo;lllock them down tightInthe prison of my mindThey&amp;rsquo;rekept out of sightYou&amp;rsquo;llnever knowBecauseyou&amp;rsquo;ll never have to..</description>
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			<title>The Girl on the Canvas</title>
			<description>Istare at the girlHeldcaptive on the canvasIwonder at the curve of her smileThesecrets behind her eyesSheholds a mysterious beautySomethingI can never graspStill,I won&amp;rsquo;t relinquish my effortsTocut through the solemn paintThatguise to hide the scarsAndbre..</description>
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			<title>The Afterthought</title>
			<description>I&amp;rsquo;mfading into mistI&amp;rsquo;mlosing all vibranceLeftin the darkestCornersof your mindIhope to be missedNotsimply forgottenAsI wander the corridorsOfmemories now boxed upIknock at the doorYounever unlock itEverjust an afterthoughtUnworthyof remembr..</description>
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			<title>Dragon's Defense</title>
			<description>Icould breathe fireBaskin the chaosDestroyall before meForthe crown I have wroughtIcould live KingNevercaring for the brokenDestructionat my wingsThisloneliness unspokenIcould pretendThatwealth grants me joyHoardall for myselfAtruly tragic ..</description>
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			<title>A Struggle</title>
			<description>Staringinto the rippling mirrorIglimpse you once againYousmile so cunninglyJustlike that Peter PanSometimesI wishLikeyou, I could releaseNevercare for anyoneSimplybeing freeAndyet, I understandThatthis is hardly truthForI hold true freedom stil..</description>
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			<title>Speak to my Spirit</title>
			<description>Speakto my spiritLetmy soul know what&amp;rsquo;s trueFillup my beingWiththe essence of YouReachme in dreamsAndall the places in betweenGrantme Your wisdomAndall understandingForYou are the OneInever doubted existedForI always knew Your presenceT..</description>
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			<title>Reality Rejected</title>
			<description>Iheld to fleeting dreamsIclung to this idealSowhen you tried to hold meIrejected what was realFunnythat we claimTosimply desire loveButwhen its freely givenWereject and don&amp;rsquo;t succumbTosomething that is simplyNotthe perfect sceneWeturn and..</description>
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			<title>Sing of the Unknown</title>
			<description>I&amp;rsquo;mcalled to the seaTothe darkness down belowTothe rushing of its watersEncompassingmy soulTodrown in crushing depthsTocease to feel at allIndifferenceswallowingThewholesomest of soulsForapathy is numbingTolaugh despite the hurtDancingon ..</description>
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			<title>Two Worlds Intertwined</title>
			<description>EverythingbleedsIntoeverything elseAllthese words are like seedWieldingpossibility of wealthTwoworlds intertwinedEachrefusing the otherTheguidance of darknessBuriestruth undiscoveredThewise seek it outAndthough they see notTheir..</description>
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			<title>Words that Run Free</title>
			<description>Iheard the wordsWild,untamedIlooked upon themAsthough they were gameIraised my bowPreparedto shootAndthen I pausedHaltingmy pursuitIwatched as they prancedGracefuland freeIwondered at their danceFilledwith mystical gleeBeautiful,u..</description>
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			<title>Apple Pine (2/2)</title>
			<description>Told from the perspective of a wise, old mage to his young apprentice.</description>
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			<title>Apple Pine (1/2)</title>
			<description>Told from the perspective of a very foolish mage who thoughtlessly brings about a new horror to his world.</description>
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			<title>Siren</title>
			<description>Shedanced upon wavesAnddrank in the moonlightThatfree spiritWhichcouldn&amp;rsquo;t be tamedAttimes I would beckonForher to draw nearShe&amp;rsquo;dhold out her handAndthen disappearBeneaththe salty wavesThatwere ever crystal clearReturningstill againWithher p..</description>
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			<title>Should You Ever</title>
			<description>Idon&amp;rsquo;t knowThatyou know it&amp;rsquo;s trueThatthe way that I loveTrulyloves youIdon&amp;rsquo;t need somethingIneed nothing from youIt&amp;rsquo;sa simple loveThatI try but fail to proveYouare just youIt&amp;rsquo;sall you need to beYou&amp;rsquo;resomeone ..</description>
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			<title>The Bunny vs the Boar (a memory)</title>
			<description>Overflowingwith prideYoubasked in your achievementsIglanced it in your smirkSoI came up with this subtle planYouand I fought firstYouhad obvious strengthMybrother brawled you secondButdidn&amp;rsquo;t want to go againSoI hid all my fearBehinda devilish..</description>
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			<title>Mercy for One Mosquito</title>
			<description>Feaston my bloodYoulittle mosquitoThistime I&amp;rsquo;ll observeIwon&amp;rsquo;t disturb youHowincredible a creatureThistroublesome pestIchoose to let you liveYouare truly blessedFormany I&amp;rsquo;ve squishedWithoutthinking twiceButtoday is something di..</description>
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			<title>To Reach Beyond</title>
			<description>SometimesI stretch out my handTotouch what I cannotTohold the hand I cannot seeFindingcomfort through envisioningOnedaySomedayOna dayUnliketodayI&amp;rsquo;llsee the other sideAndgrasp a realityFarbeyond my ownWhereI can truly breatheAnd..</description>
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			<title>Simple Comforts</title>
			<description>Thesimplest of comfortsBringhope beyond measureGarneringtrustBytheir affectionate endeavorsAhand on the shoulderThatsays you&amp;rsquo;re not aloneAhug when you&amp;rsquo;re hopelessTobring strength to your bonesAnuzzle that speaks no wordsYets..</description>
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			<title>All I Love</title>
			<description>AllI love is youAndall I hope for, theyIdon&amp;rsquo;t remain in this worldBecauseI wish to stayThisworld is not my homeThisworld has not my heartOnceI lived with great hopeNowI give it little regardButstill I hope for youAndfor them my love remains..</description>
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