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12/28/2010 6:16:14 AM Crystal Wilkins Posts: 1	I sit in a coffee shop but I'm not there, not really To the faces around me its just an empty chair, empty The world is large but it's me alone, just me One individual, always standing alone I am closed off, the world is not there, not for me voice talk to me, hold no meaning for me, none My mind is my prison, my life just for me I am a walking corpse, with no place in the sun, no none Nobody can reach me, I am trapped under ice, alone Family and friends are no longer here, they are gone, just gone No life, no stress, no pressure, nothing Through life, though I have none, I am floating Floating.... just... floating... away.
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12/29/2010 11:04:00 AM Eiken Laan Posts: 10	Hi, I liked this poem, very spiritual, dreamy, lofty thoughts with a depth of loneliness that you chose, the mind a prison, a walking corpse, closed off to the world. The whole idea of hibernation comes to mind where there would be no worries, no stress, no thoughts, just peace and sleep but under ice makes it less appealing, just my thoughts. A lovely write and read.
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