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The Closest Thing

October 25, 2011
By BSzabo GOLD, Pinehurst, North Carolina
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BSzabo GOLD, Pinehurst, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
"Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us." Pride and Prejudice

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The heat from my tears,
Caressing my cheek with utmost care,
Is the closest thing I've had;
To the warmth of love.

The way my heart pounds against my ribcage,
When anxiety draws near,
Is the closest thing I've had;
To the flutters of adoration.

The emptiness that tears at my soul,
Slowly dragging its nails across the underside of my skin,
Is the closest thing I've had;
To the longing of someone.

Anyone.

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