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January 16, 2011
By alicen1ndrland GOLD, Bethesda, Maryland
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it&#039;s dead for you.&rdquo;<br /> ~Oscar Wilde<br /> I must lie down where all the ladders start<br /> In the foul rag and bone shop of the heart. <br /> ~William Butler Yeats

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I want to lay my tired head
Upon the mossy ground
I want to get lost in the dead-end woods
And never again be found.

I want to lay my tired head
Upon this bed of clouds
I want to get lost in the heavens
And never touch the ground

I want to lay my tired head
Upon the icy floor
I want to stay in this haunted house
And lock every open door.

The author's comments:
Personal piece about wanting to just get away from it all, wanting to shut everything out and live in my past.
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