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November 16, 2011
By UndergroundGirl_16 BRONZE, Johannesburg, Other
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"The world's a roller coaster and I'm not strapped in" - Incubus

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The most powerful weapon
In a daily war
Words, words, words
Much sharper than a knife
More piercing than a sword

Words cutting
Words lasting
Words breaking
Words unpassing

Able to make or break
Known to curse or bless
Words, words, words
They hover, unretractable
More painful than a blow

© Roxana R., Tustin, CA

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