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karma
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darren risden
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betrayal,
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Our Lady of La Salette
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Holly Primerano
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betrayal, christian,
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sUKKIE THE rOOSTER, AND vOFFA THE wOLF
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Allan Terry
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betrayal, character, confidence, conflict,
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July Bride
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Christine Phillips
| Narrative |
betrayal, endurance, environment, friendship
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Fool Me Once
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Susan Gentry
| Rhyme |
anger, angst, betrayal, feelings,
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So long my lover
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Florence Ezekiel
| Sonnet |
betrayal, emotions, pain,
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PROMISING
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Line Gauthier
| Senryu |
betrayal, character, games, truth,
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it speak's like mentions
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Allan Terry
| Alliteration |
adventure, betrayal, character, conflict,
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Depression
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Swati Jain
| Prose Poetry |
anxiety, betrayal, care, conflict,
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TO TIE THE STAR
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Neldy Jolo
| Free verse |
betrayal, body, desire, imagery,
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Children Are Seen
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Children are seen
Not heard.
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How absurd.
Not a word
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A herd.
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I still remember every promise made.
Every lie you told every lie I believed.
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Mean world mean people
All around me.
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