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Prickling Numb...

April 4, 2015
By Aparajita97 PLATINUM, Calcutta, Other
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Aparajita97 PLATINUM, Calcutta, Other
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Love is the only thing that <br /> activates our intelligence and our creativity, that purifies and liberates us.&rdquo;<br /> -- The Zahir (Paulo Coelho)

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Explosive pain seeps,

Into my fingers

Threading through

Smoky arteries

Turning numb

In the inferno

Of its influence

Red blood

Turns dark and bitter

Roses taste burnt black

Crunchy sand turns dust

Tears freeze in

The crevices of my throat

Memories melt to infinity

My heart turns cold

And creates a moat

As thorns lovingly 

Adorn my thin fingers

Bitterness in my cords 

Forever linger....

© Jacqueline S., Hanover, MA

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