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Never Fall Again
She thought that if you looked,
compared herself to any one of them,
you'd think that she'd be the rainy ending
given to a perfect day.
And when she swore that she'd never fall again,
she meant it.
It didn't feel like falling because she was numb,
she couldn't tell the difference between
a knife and a feather at this stage.
And the monsters,
they all lived in her eyes.
They didn't let her see,
they just reached out and pulled her eyes shut,
but when she wanted to close her eyes, they
pried them open and she had no choice.
She'd always been a silent one,
and she'd always sticked to that.
And the energy that rushed and rushed
through her,
wa
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walking/existing/running/living
ever since i was little
i resolved that when
rain poured so hard it hurt
in public
i would walk,
because you'd get drenched
if you ran.
and then the time
the sun was meant to be the brightest,
we went outside
under the awning
and realized it was
opposite day.
i slowly walked out,
the parking-lot-river
churning around my ankles.
and from the corner of my eye--
you;
kicking off your flip-flops
surging forward
to prove the rain could
never be as determined as
you were.
and i realized that
yes,
you may get soaked if you ran.
but when you are calm,
collected,
you'd get just as wet because
it takes twice as long to
reach your destination
a
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Run.
Running
Running
Running
Nothing left to run on
Desperation
Survive
Keep running
Running
Running
Running
Fueled by desperation
Life
Shatters
Running
Running
Running
Pick up the pieces
Wait
Survive
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Awesome, Marian! Was this for class or just for fun?