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The One

March 22, 2017
By midnightmetanoia PLATINUM, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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midnightmetanoia PLATINUM, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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Favorite Quote:
"Soon madness has worn you down. It’s easier to do what it says than argue. In this way, it takes over your mind. You no longer know where it ends and you begin. You believe anything it says. You do what it tells you, no matter how extreme or absurd. If it says you’re worthless, you agree. You plead for it to stop. You promise to behave. You are on your knees before it, and it laughs."
— Marya Hornbacher

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i'll never forget the first time i saw you
the way your eyes sparkled as you laughed
those stubborn little dimples each time you smiled
the freckles spreading like constellations across your nose
the scars that lined your arms with memories
or the warmth of your skin against my own
i'll never forget this because
in that moment i knew you were
the one.

© Jennae P., Kennewick, WA

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