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Bottle of Tylenol

November 4, 2010
By alanacarlene DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
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Silence screams too honestly and loudly.<br /> -Alex (aka GangstaEyes)<br /> Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two equals four.<br /> -Winston Smith &#039;1984&#039;<br /> Don&#039;t go wishin&#039; your life away...<br /> -Daddy S2<br /> &quot;What a drag it was to be limited by reality.&quot;

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Lying awake on a water bed.
Midnight just ahead.
With heart burn in my chest,
My eyes cry out the rest
of my pains caused by him.

Reaching for the Advil,
Sitting alone(too) on the windowsill.
I give it a shake - no rattle.
Empty, I found, was the bottle.
Empty was the bottle...

Midnight was near,
And now is here.
I can't deal with this hole,
In my heart which he stole,
So I pick up the full bottle of Tylenol.

© Kathryn W., Austin, TX

The author's comments:
I was sad and my <3 hurt so i reached over to take some advil but the bottle was empty so I just went to sleep.
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alanacarlene DIAMOND said...
on Nov. 24 2010 at 12:53 pm
alanacarlene DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
55 articles 15 photos 592 comments

Favorite Quote:
Silence screams too honestly and loudly.<br /> -Alex (aka GangstaEyes)<br /> Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two equals four.<br /> -Winston Smith &#039;1984&#039;<br /> Don&#039;t go wishin&#039; your life away...<br /> -Daddy S2<br /> &quot;What a drag it was to be limited by reality.&quot;

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Yes everytime i talk to you it helps :) Thanks!!!
Alcanno DIAMOND said...
on Nov. 23 2010 at 9:16 am
Alcanno DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
59 articles 0 photos 670 comments

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&quot;If you love life, don&#039;t waste time, for time is what life is<br /> made up of.&quot;<br /> <br /> -- Bruce Lee

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I sooooo know how you feel. Thats exactly how I felt. It's really tough. The only advice I've got is find something to distract yourself. I would say confront him about it (but if you're like me thats super scary and hard to go through with) but since y'all are such close friends I dunno if that'd work. We weren't really super close before so I felt like I had nothing to lose. I dunno. I hope I helped at least a little.... 
alanacarlene DIAMOND said...
on Nov. 22 2010 at 2:29 pm
alanacarlene DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
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Silence screams too honestly and loudly.<br /> -Alex (aka GangstaEyes)<br /> Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two equals four.<br /> -Winston Smith &#039;1984&#039;<br /> Don&#039;t go wishin&#039; your life away...<br /> -Daddy S2<br /> &quot;What a drag it was to be limited by reality.&quot;

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Ugh no! Ok if there was someone that was the worst at moving on I'd be even worse at moving on than that person! I guess to me sometimes it seems like he likes me but i don't know :/ it's pathetic on my part
Alcanno DIAMOND said...
on Nov. 22 2010 at 12:23 pm
Alcanno DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
59 articles 0 photos 670 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you love life, don&#039;t waste time, for time is what life is<br /> made up of.&quot;<br /> <br /> -- Bruce Lee

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No problem! I'm really good, which is nice for a change :P  Are you making progress moving on from that guy?
alanacarlene DIAMOND said...
on Nov. 21 2010 at 1:26 pm
alanacarlene DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
55 articles 15 photos 592 comments

Favorite Quote:
Silence screams too honestly and loudly.<br /> -Alex (aka GangstaEyes)<br /> Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two equals four.<br /> -Winston Smith &#039;1984&#039;<br /> Don&#039;t go wishin&#039; your life away...<br /> -Daddy S2<br /> &quot;What a drag it was to be limited by reality.&quot;

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Yeah it's like a roller coaster ya know? Up and down and up and down... Obviously this was a down haha Thanks for being here and listening :) how are you?
Alcanno DIAMOND said...
on Nov. 21 2010 at 1:19 pm
Alcanno DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
59 articles 0 photos 670 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you love life, don&#039;t waste time, for time is what life is<br /> made up of.&quot;<br /> <br /> -- Bruce Lee

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Alana! This is so powerful... I can relate. :/ How are you? Is everything okay? I'm here for you.