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  Just As It Is

  

  By Laine521, Austin, TX

  The sun is my only friend as I stand here alone The wind my only blanket for no other I have known My mind is the only canvas to paint pictures of the world My spirit likes to dance and with it the daisies twirl My heart is lost at sea killed by the absent knife And so I play the game al...
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  My Living Presence

  

  By Laine521, Austin, TX

  I see it before my eyes Every little flame The fire clawing at the ground Smiling, like it’s a game I can’t move It’s as if my body is frozen Frozen in the memories about to burn before my eyes Clutching to my side, my baby sister cries Her tears roll off her face Hitting the barr...
• Nonfiction > Memoir
  Emotions

  

  By Laine521, Austin, TX

  Emotions. They seem to rent our heart, mind, soul and life as if we were a hotel. Each day multiple check in, and a few check out. How does that work, three going in, one going out and yet there is still room left? Well it simply doesn’t. That’s the power of emotions as they consume our life. A...