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December 27, 2011
By leaf44 PLATINUM, Rehoboth, Massachusetts
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leaf44 PLATINUM, Rehoboth, Massachusetts
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&quot;Truth is stranger than fiction because fiction has to make sense.&quot;<br /> &quot;Be careful, or you&#039;ll end up in my novel.&quot;

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They say it’s a gift
I say it’s a curse
They are one in the same
Synonyms with different names.

Genius comes with detriments.
Brains rewired in more ways than one
They only see the good
But inside I hide the bad

Perfect does not exist
A flipside to every coin.
Look deeper and you’ll see

© Michelle K., Vancouver, WA

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I wish more people would realize this.
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