Between Living and Existing

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…natural drug. She stopped feeling, she stopped caring, she was just one with the cold elements and like a harsh parent it controlled her with its cruelty.

She was now wet through. All her colours had drained away and her face was like a wrung-out cloth. From afar, she was a large bundle of damp darkness – the dark hues of failure. Her face failed to smile and her eyes refused to brighten as they had done once upon a time. Her skin was pallid apart from her weather-beaten cheeks and her hair was a lifeless grey. She was a shadow that nobody…

By Sarah Bowden

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Midnight Run

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…watched you saunter out of my door, my life, to soon
The memories of you linger like your cologne
That helps mask the feeling of you being gone, me alone
I roam the house hearing your laughter
I miss our playful banter

If only you would have stayed with me that night
But only the moon seen that tragic sight
The black marks on the road is all that gives testimony
The stars where the only witness to the ceremony
Of the Grim Reaper's touch
As your spirit he clutched
He escorted you away from the pain
Your car had…

By Pauline Morris

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Done

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…can't you see? 
My hearts breaking
But my mind holds these pieces of me.
My tears run like ink on paper
And every thought hits like a sledge hammer.
These emotions inside screaming out
Like a broken soul.
I'm done just let me break
Just teach me how to shut off
Because I can't take it anymore
My mind holding my heart together
Like glue only burns the cracks in me. 
Teach me how to break…

By Marina Vos

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