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The Guilt

October 30, 2019
By Scarlet-Raven SILVER, Amarillo, Texas
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Scarlet-Raven SILVER, Amarillo, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
"When they told her her story was written in the stars, she went to the heavens and crushed each one with her bare hands, stars have no power over her, the night sky is her's now, and she will carve it with constellations of her own." - Never tell a goddess her fate//k.s.

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Guilt is a horrible thing to experience

the weight lays over your chest like an osmium blanket

you feel a heavy burden

 on your shoulders at all times.

As you lay in bed at night 

the moments before you fall into the peaceful abyss

you spend thinking, and the thoughts of guilt come to you like

a speeding car.

When you have guilt 

you are never at peace.

For guilt is a horrible thing to experience.

© MacMillan

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A piece from my assignment in English.

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