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Lightning

June 2, 2009
By Rachel Bellah BRONZE, Seattle, Washington
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I lay still, pulse dead.Dreams are roiling in my mind, throbbing in my veins as my spirit runs away.I still remember the edge of the knife that pressed against me not so long ago.
Lightning flickers behind your eyes as unabashed emotion. I've seen the way you coaxed this tempest storm into my body, felt the tingle as your lightning arced into my lungs.

I lay still, paralyzed. Your breath flutters inside me still, infusing me with guilt.The night sky has never been more beautiful since you closed your eyes and faded away.

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This was really fun to write because I was really trippy off of Dayquil and sleep at 1 in the afternoon :D this is another cellular creataion, I transferred it from my phone to my artician account.
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SunnySkies GOLD said...
on Mar. 30 at 6:06 pm
SunnySkies GOLD, Cleveland, Tennessee
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This...is..really wow..just- I can't even imagine what you're writing now, it's probably really good.

Don't stop writing.
SparrowSun ELITE said...
on Aug. 6 2021 at 7:06 am
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"It Will Be Good." (complicated semi-spiritual emotional story.)<br /> <br /> "Upon his bench the pieces lay<br /> As if an artwork on display<br /> Of gears and hands<br /> And wire-thin bands<br /> That glisten in dim candle play." -Janice T., Clockwork[love that poem, dont know why, im not steampunk]

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*shocked gasp* Lydia! i thought you werent going to comment on anything older than 2018! shoot I'm here too...
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Don't have a clue what you're talking about here.
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Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them (William Shakespeare)

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This is deep and so beautiful and poetic