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Dragonfly Jewel Box

January 16, 2014
By Zaraclaylime DIAMOND, Chicago, Illinois
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Zaraclaylime DIAMOND, Chicago, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
So I suppose my simple advice is: Love your life. I only say that because your life is what you have to give.<br /> -Tom Hiddleston

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My heart is a diamond
Beneath the grit of anger
And the stains of sadness
Around the cracks from where
I did the wrong things
My heart is a tiny shattered mirror
One teardrop away
From becoming dust

So I keep it in my jewel box
Along with the anxious dragonfly
That is my soul
Fluttering about
All emerald wings and confusion
Not a moth
But not quite a butterfly
Delicate wings beating
Against my opal birthstone walls

When I die
They'll bury my poor precious diamond
And my dragonfly will go free
Soaring out of the broken jewel box
That is me

© Somer H., Jackson, LA

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Depression, anxiety, and suicide
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