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miss_literal's picture

And in an explosion of light and sound,
the music soaring through her,
lifting her off her feet,
off the ground,
she flew above the world,
saw it all from the sky,
and it all looked so small and unimportant,
but she longed to be with her own kind,
so when she finally tilted her face
up
instead of down,
she was surprised to see that
she was not alone.
He had been with her always.

miss_literal's picture

This is just kinda word

Submitted by miss_literal on August 29, 2008 - 09:01.

This is just kinda word vomit. I'm interested to see what people think...

...............
~miss lit~

Poet_Jessica's picture

Hmm... interesting. The

Submitted by Poet_Jessica on August 29, 2008 - 18:05.

Hmm... interesting. The twist at the end kind of threw it off a little, takes away from the piece. But other than that it is very... powerful isn't right, slightly more inspiring than powerful, but the general effect is quite nice.
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miss_literal's picture

Umm, ok, any

Submitted by miss_literal on August 31, 2008 - 14:02.

Umm, ok, any suggestions?

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~miss lit~

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