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i stare at myself in the mirror

and i can't stand to even see myself

with wet eyes and wet cheeks

and my eyes are red and puffy

and my pillow is wet

and

i want to be noiseless

but

i want everyone to hear

so i'm not left to look at myself

alone

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"I can only take so much, these tears are turning me to rust." -Plumb

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last updated 11 October 2010 - 6:19pm
©20 May 2002 - 9:23am — hushbaby
20 May 2002 - 11:49am — Beth Maggard (not verified)
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this is gorgeous, how many times have i been there, and you caught it perfectly

20 May 2002 - 10:21am — mary* (not verified)
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love it, i can relate....but i hope this is ambiguous

20 May 2002 - 9:36am — joslin (not verified)
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i know what you mean, wish i was there.

2 July 2002 - 2:23am — Eva Saviano (not verified)
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do you have a little chair in my head? this is the first critique i have written but i love much more, i wish we had been friends more in highschool. you sound like i think, only more prosaic and talented.