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Lady of shallot 4
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An adorable little eight year old girl sits in a classroom, quiet but for the sound of young minds struggling to answer all the questions correctly on the exam in front of them.
This little girl is a straight A student, has never missed a day of class an(more)
come away with me
to that place we know
where the shades are drawn and time stops
we can laugh at the cliche we've become
knowing it was out of necessity
file it under lifesaving 101 for all i care (more)
Dear Every Politician In The Country,
We, The People of the United States of America, or at least a good portion of We The People, have grown tired of your political games for political gain.
For the most part, we have elected you to represent us. Does the phras(more)
Something made me pull over that day as I was driving by yet another yard sale.
It was Community Yard Sale Day, another bright idea by a Mayor who seemed fixated on sending out expensive glossy announcements for any and every town event imaginable.
I swear he makes u(more)
it all flows from you
everything
trickles slow and snail-like
dripping on to me
gentle and easy following the well worn path
so often overlooked these days (more)
Dear Fellow Typers of Trigger(s),
My inner debate is going something like this:

Me:'tanned'?there's so many places I can take this trigger.
(more)
don't make me tell you
because it's better sometimes
to stay in the dark
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don't make me happy
it tends to make me wonder (more)
sometimes it descends over me
like a hand-made quilt
the weighty comfort of your voice soothes me
when i need it most
and i can breathe again
there's an endless give and take (more)
let the angels weep
wash away my hopelessness
because i'm drowning
I find myself spending a lot of time hanging out at the cemetery these days. Like if I keep showing up maybe James will show up too.
God I miss him.
He drops out of sight from time to time and this is one of those times.
I kee(more)
"Whoa, hey wait a minute,"I babble nervously trying to pull back from her. Not so easy when I'm practically hog-tied to a chair.
"I don't know what you're talking about,I didn't open any doors!"
I can hear that tone my voice gets when I'm petrified, my words all rus(more)
everything at once
lock me up and lose the key
it's overload time
"It's all your fault you know."
I'm sitting on a straight-back chair, hands and feet tied just a little too tightly as a striped hyena circles me, sniffing.
Jann waves an elegant looking platter filled with lemon scones and clotted cream in front of me enticingly before overturning the(more)
One would think I would remember the exact year of the only sports car I ever owned.
One would be wrong.
I'm pretty sure (not to be nit-picky but is the opposite of "pretty sure","ugly sure"? Or am I a word-waster?) uh, moving on, I'm pretty sure it wa(more)
the quiet of the night  
turned into the quiet of the morning
with you there and
me here
together
but separate (more)