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The Shadow in Blue
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since 2006-05-18
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0 posted 2011-07-29 11:01 PM


Shrugging off past defeats
I limp forth
smiling despite the struggles
because
at the end of the day
I am me
inasmuch as I can be

© Copyright 2011 Jill Slamka - All Rights Reserved
katahdin
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since 2010-07-01
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ME. In the Shadow of the Mt.
1 posted 2011-07-29 11:35 PM


This one just hit me! This is exactly how I'm feeling lately. nicely done.
Kat >^..^<

Angel4aKing
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since 2006-09-27
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2 posted 2011-07-30 04:22 AM


Very cool....I can relate!

~~~kingsangel~~~

Michael
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3 posted 2011-07-30 01:12 PM


"inasmuch as I can be"

Yup!  Sometimes even being yourself can prove a struggle.  

Limping along with you.


Michael

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975
South Louisiana
4 posted 2011-07-30 01:19 PM


I'll add my "relate" to the list. Yep. I can. And do.

~ Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get. ~

The Shadow in Blue
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since 2006-05-18
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5 posted 2011-07-30 06:23 PM


Thanks for all your replies guys. I appreciate it.
secondhanddreampoet
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since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394
a 'Universalist' !
6 posted 2011-07-30 07:37 PM


Fine choice of "UserId" ...

be ourselves and keep 'buggering on' ...
what else can any of us do ?!


Marchmadness
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since 2007-09-16
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So. El Monte, California
7 posted 2011-07-30 07:42 PM


Just keep being you, a talented poet.
                              Ida

The Shadow in Blue
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8 posted 2011-07-30 09:07 PM


My username is one of the few hangovers from my high school days that are decent

Thanks for your nice comments guys. Glad to be back.

suthern
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9 posted 2011-08-04 09:55 PM


I can definitely relate... maybe we'll all hobble along together. *S*
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