Try Me

Starve me of oxygen
blow me out
or water me down
My inner glow
will keep burning
like a firefly
and shred the darkness
you enshroud me in

Written:11/19/2016
Quote Prompt 2 by Laura Loo
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Neumann Avatar
December 18, 2016 at 5:06 AM
Great. Congratulations, Kai
Nusker Avatar
December 17, 2016 at 11:47 PM
Very powerful expression. Congrats, Sara.
Lamoureux Avatar
December 17, 2016 at 3:25 PM
This is fun and perfect for the contest. Congrats.
Nayak Avatar
December 17, 2016 at 12:59 PM
Dear Sara, awesome:) Congrats on your win!!lot of inner strength to mask all outer vice! love, Anu:)
Scars Avatar
December 17, 2016 at 12:15 PM
Wow so bold and insightful at the same time...congrats and thank you :)-luloo
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