there is a reckless truth
in the urgency of youth.

and there are no straight arrows,
only different cover ups,

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truth.
Sasha

I fall into sleep
shining with bourbon and
when I wake up with the betrayal of
mascara bruises,
I wish I were still stuck

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For Fuck's Sake
R. Jones

SILENCE.

Without choice you had to
go, and left a sadness in my
heart.

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SILENCE.
philip allsop

Less than a man yet more than dirt
the art of agony is a lesson in hurt
forget what you were before this.
Less than a dream yet more than a cry
the art of sorrow is a fantasy left to die

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Less than a man
sean austin

The Divinity restored

Conception is natural and immaculate
Result of two pure souls merging
Birth , a natural consequence,

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Divinity restored
raghunathan t.k.

Sixteen miles from nowhere
And still one hundred million miles to go
I’m on my way to somewhere
But my destination remains unknown
But as long as it’s away from the lies and deceit

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Sixteen Miles From Nowhere
Amber Rothrock

and when it seems like life
needs to be murdered,
& disemboweled,
the silver lining
inevitably emerges,

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i thought about plunging to my death
Justin Reynolds

I am the teetering board at which you slightly balance
I am strong and can change winds
But I expect to support you until I am old and
withered
I will not bind against you

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Teeter Totter
Jamie Lynn Krzyskowski

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Daily Libation
Frederick Kesner