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July 22, 2015
By rokkotothezee GOLD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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rokkotothezee GOLD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
I never sleep, 'cause sleep is the cousin of death

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What gives your eyes such light
As though the sun were in your head
And your eyes were only windows
Letting in the sun instead?

 

MY eyes were dark and desolate
MY soul a sinful maze;
The ice was swiftly scalded
By the fire of your gaze.

 

But is this radiance truly real?
I guess it all depends
On whether I see clearly

Or I'm seeing through a lens.

 

Yet if my view is blinded
Let this blindness never cease;
Let me gaze eternally
On this distorted masterpiece.

© Alexa T., Pompton Plains, NJ

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For my beautiful girlfriend. You mean the world to me :)

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on Aug. 2 2016 at 10:38 pm
Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
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&quot;If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.&quot;<br /> Henry David Thoreau<br /> <br /> &quot;I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once.&quot;<br /> John Green

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Hey, Jose, long time no see! I really love this poem; the rhythm is great and I especially like the last stanza. Keep it up! :)