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I Didn't Know Your Hands Were Made of Branding Iron

January 15, 2014
By WhatAboutNikki DIAMOND, Uncasville, Connecticut
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Speak your mind even if your voice shakes.&quot; -Unknown<br /> &quot;The function of music is to release us from the tyranny of concious thought&quot;-Unknown<br /> &quot;With me, poetry is not a purpose, but a passion&quot; -Edgar Allen Poe<br /> &quot;Mad is stupid&quot;-Pops

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Every time you touch my skin
You leave behind third degree burns,
And I have scars inside and out
Of your fingerprints
And their individual patterns
Etched into my pale, Irish tones.

© Yisrawayl G., Philadelphia, PA

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