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I can feel my eyelids trying to drop They feel so heavy, practically like rocks Sleep . . . It keeps trying to drag me in I’d love to lie in the cool mist of darkness again Sleep: To be in a state as of quiescence or death Quiescent: Marked by inactivity or repose; tranquility at rest Death: A permanent cessation of vital functions; the end of life Life: Spiritual existence transcending physical death Life is full of times consisting of peace, war, and emotions Death is peaceful; we have no consciousness or notions Sleep is a taste of death; it tears us from the seams But if these three things are true, what are dreams?

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Date: 9/28/2014 5:06:00 PM
Wow what a nice write. I enjoyed this a lot...Sharon G.
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R.C. Lewis
Date: 9/28/2014 9:53:00 PM
Thank you, Sharon! I wrote this way back my sophomore year of high school. It's one of my favorites I've ever written.

Book: Shattered Sighs