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emily
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0 posted 2002-01-17 10:56 PM


She smokes her last cigarette
just before the lights go out.
There, in the ashes,
are the breaths she lost,
but here in the words
are the ones she exhaled,
the ones held inside
for so long.

She hopes someday, somewhere
to be remembered.

She simply burned out.




Emily

[This message has been edited by emily (01-17-2002 10:56 PM).]

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Morcastlin
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1 posted 2002-01-17 11:07 PM


This was both interesting and kind of sad. I enjoyed reading this!
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Gaia
2 posted 2002-01-17 11:33 PM


Emily, this is awesome!

"There, in the ashes,
are the breaths she lost,
but here in the words
are the ones she exhaled"

emily
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since 2000-10-03
Posts 142
USA
3 posted 2002-01-22 02:15 PM


Thank you both, I'm sorry I didn't thank you before
I don't get on much!

Emily


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