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The Soul's Home

April 2, 2012
By shaylapurple16 PLATINUM, Hong Kong, Other
shaylapurple16 PLATINUM, Hong Kong, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"Writing doesn’t mean deciding to sit still all of your life and think. Ideas come from living and experiencing life, and then stepping back to think." -Shayla


Inside your heart,
Is a soul in it’s home:
A door on the front.
It puts up its “Welcome”sign,
Or double locks itself,
With an extra gate on the front.

If you look into your heart,
And find the door of your soul,
When you pry the cold knob open,
You’ll find words floating,
Every which way.

“Love”
“Hate”
“Jealousy”
And many more.
Slap you in the face,
As you realize:

The key to your soul,
Is to let go of the words.
Feel what it’s like,
to feel nothing at all.

Once all the words are gone,
Erased; removed from the soul;
The one feeling,
The one that remains floating,
That’s who you truly are;
How you truly feel at the moment.

Because of this,
We’ll never forget who we are.
In times of trouble,
Take a visit to your soul’s home.
There you’ll find,
Who you truly are,
And who you will surely become.


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on May. 12 2013 at 11:30 pm
shaylapurple16 PLATINUM, Hong Kong, Other
29 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Writing doesn’t mean deciding to sit still all of your life and think. Ideas come from living and experiencing life, and then stepping back to think." -Shayla

Thank you!

on May. 12 2013 at 11:30 pm
shaylapurple16 PLATINUM, Hong Kong, Other
29 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Writing doesn’t mean deciding to sit still all of your life and think. Ideas come from living and experiencing life, and then stepping back to think." -Shayla

Thank you so much for reading!

on Aug. 18 2012 at 11:15 pm
shaylapurple16 PLATINUM, Hong Kong, Other
29 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Writing doesn’t mean deciding to sit still all of your life and think. Ideas come from living and experiencing life, and then stepping back to think." -Shayla

Thanks so much for the feedback! I'd love to read some of your work!  

on Aug. 17 2012 at 8:38 am
writer3499 GOLD, New Bedford, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;it&#039;s impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might has well not have lived at all-in which case you fail by default.&quot;<br /> -J.K.Rowling

This is fantastic!!! I loved the topic, so creative! Great job! If you get the chance could you check out some of my work? Thanks!

Iris L. said...
on Jul. 5 2012 at 3:40 pm
I'm moved by this piece of art.  What talent! 

NatalieT said...
on Jun. 4 2012 at 4:41 pm
Shayla this is amazing!!!