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The Beginning That Ended

Standing fifth in position Is something Terribly unpleasant When once was first All the things stood before me And I collapsed in soreness Smiling while suffocating Laughing while prisoner of fears Trying to keep to top While all the fences are high And all the friends are fake? I never wiped the tears of that day I never got over it I fell from the fences With more force And got hurt I landed on cactus ground I spared my life from the lions I ran from the real jungle My hair got caught in the trees I refused to look back My tears watered rain on the small flowers My feet bleed from the thorns The sky started raining I slipped and fell on my face The thorns pierced my skin I got up While my face and body was bleeding The lions were there They were chasing me As I ran faster My head bumped into a tree branch I fell on the grass The lion approached me smoothly Surrounding my body terrifyingly And manifesting to the others lions I am his prey So that they all walked away As the beautiful mammal came closer And I lost all hope of survival Surprisingly the lion started licking me gently He started licking my wounds from blood Leaving my skin smooth and soft And I opened my eyes To find his gorgeous blue looking at my honey brown He stopped licking me as I tried to stand But instead I sat And played my hand Through his thick hair And smiled…

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Date: 9/24/2010 3:42:00 AM
Very creative and interesting write. I enjoyed it, louzana
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