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Crimson

October 29, 2011
By tes1634 PLATINUM, Olive Hill, Kentucky
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Those who seem to have mastered
a certain hardy skepticism
that can register earthquakes
ten thousand miles away;

They live among broken fragments-
an unquiet darkness full of
screaming secrets.

Yet they have been heard,
but chosen to be ignored.

What foul dust floats in the
wake of their dreams?
A broken series of failing
gestures.

What extensiveness?
Falling just short of all hope.

Inside, they bloom with crimson
light; faces sad but lovely;
once with bright things in them.

Dulled.

How gorgeous?
A shame.

© Emilie E.

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Inspired by: The Great Gatsby :)
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tes1634 PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 10 2012 at 5:16 pm
tes1634 PLATINUM, Olive Hill, Kentucky
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Thanks :))
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Whoa! 8D love it!!!!!!!!! I love how mystical it sounds!(: 5/5