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Faded in Imperfection

November 6, 2018
By Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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Favorite Quote:
If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both. <br /> - Native American proverb<br /> <br /> Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.<br /> - Dylan Thomas<br /> <br /> What is past is past -- it is the present and the future that concern us.<br /> - Hiawatha, founder of the Iroquois Confederacy

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Nothing I do is ever enough

I always live in someone else’s shadow

My true self I bury down below

I am carved from pain

I am misunderstood

I would open my mouth to complain

If only I could

I wish to lay my secrets bare

I want to be loved for being me

After my struggles, I really don’t care

I’m tired of this cruelty

I can’t forget the promises I’ve made

Even as I begin to fade

© Mary A., Fullerton, CA

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