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My New Language Without You Contest

#As dr0plets descend fr0m the 1nf1n1te d1m sky # My heart cr1es 0ut and hungers t0 fly # Far fr0m th1s fragmented f1lthy space # To a world with true l0ve and genu1ne grace # F0r ages 1 prayed t0 be carr1ed away # 1 th0ught f0r certa1n y0u w0uld always stay # But valleys came between 0ur land # Y0ur l0ve began t0 scratch l1ke gra1ns 0f sand # Wh1rlw1nds ech0ed thr0ugh 0ur 1nsubstant1al trees # 0n that day y0u dec1ded t0 pick up and leave # Are you 1n a better place? # 1n my m1nd 1 st1ll see y0ur face # 0nly t1me can fade th1s p1cture g00d # F0r 1n the end 1t was 1 wh0 m1sunderst00d # Pass the h1ghways and 0ver the d1stant seas # There 1s 0ne greater wh0 w1ll c0me f0r me # Dreary n1ghts were just a phase # 1 n0w kn0w me 1n better ways # L1fe has segments and subtle c0urses # Y0ur departure br0ught new f0und s0urces # 1 felt the tr1ckle 0f the end # 1t wasn’t a break 1t was just a bend # Wh1ch caused me t0 see thr0ugh new f0und eyes # Evap0rat1ng all your crystal c0vered l1es # The pr0m1se land 1s cl0ser than bef0re # 1 just needed t0 slam the gates and seal up that d00r # Y0ur malfunct10ns and c0nstant self-destruct10n # Defect1ve eg0 that had faulty 1nstruct10ns # Are all n0w s0me0ne else’s merchand1se # 1 p1ty the purchase even at 1ts d1sc0unted pr1ce.

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Date: 2/20/2012 9:23:00 AM
thank you for sharing have a nice day ~always *P.D.
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