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Stormclouds

May 7, 2011
By alicen1ndrland GOLD, Bethesda, Maryland
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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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In storm cloud skies
Fraught with lightning
There was no instance for goodbye.

Lightning struck
And I spiraled into the palm of
The invisible hand
That snatched my soul from the black abyss.

And I can't let go
Of memories, like fleeting dreams.
I want to escape,
But I can't escape what I have locked away.

And now,
Now I've been lowered
Back down onto earth.
But part of my mind is still caught
In turbulent black clouds.

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Another one about a recent trauma/near-death experience.
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