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Death

We came running scared and exhausted but we found her in her sleep so sedate, elegant and collected the naive whispered to the ears of the scared 'did u see him?' they all denied having gazed at him while in actual fact it was his face that sent them charging about She woke from all the chaos and all the argument of how he looks like they said his face was rugged and his eyes were wicked but one tiny guy argued he had a tumbled frown She awaited to witness this agitated man's looks She lay looking out to the sky some day hoping that this man that all feared would came and set her free but it was that day that her hope was realized He peeked into her eyes peace washed through her face and she saw beauty that was beyond definition well carved features smooth to the touch but arrogant to gravity eyes that compelled and lips that devoured against hers unleashing the worst vulnerability then she reached out to that one tiny guy and whispered drastically "I saw him, he touched me'. I looked in the eyes of DEATH.....

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