Stories tagged “mistakes”
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Beginning the Beginning
The judge wandered into the room. He took his time and sat down, smoothing his gray hair involuntarily with his right hand as he did so. He asked the jury an important question: “Jurors, as to the charge of first-degree murder, how do you find th...
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Technical Shame
Don’t look at me. I am hideous, a mistake, a malformed lump of erroneous. Alas, to err is human, to forgive divine. There are no gods in the ether of code. I find no redemption through this pale lit screen. You’ll find no salvation at your ...
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Thoughts - They Drown (Part 1)
So close, yet so far – Always wishing on that star. Always up, never down - Yet I feel as though I’ll drown. My lovely exterior may seem placid - But my mind is seething with pure acid. Consuming, rusty thoughts indeed - Cuts my heart R...
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Thoughts - They Drown (Part 2)
Pains, heartache – Can’t change the past - This counterfeit happiness just won’t last. Spinning in circles, making me nauseous - Not letting you hold me – I need to be cautious. I try to run, as fast as light - They close in fas...
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I Don't Want to Say Goodbye
This kills me. Things didnt end right. Time to pick up the pieces. There’s a lot I have to say, Like remember when When I was down? You were the reason. I should have told you. Yeah I have made mistakes, So have you. I don’t know why This i...
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Inside/Outside
She was short, and insane, and her tongue was like a big dark snake in his mouth. She writhed under him, her denim-sheathed legs locked on his back. Each fruitless thrust was met with a groan of lust, or frustration. Or some ill-spawned, guttural child...
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Overwhelmed
It starts, my body locks up. First, with a mild chill, then a gentle tremble. The meeting that would seal my fate was fast approaching. I could feel the outcome would be bleak. The shaking grows as each minute ticks. The anticipation envelops my senses...
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Apologies
He shifted uneasily from foot to foot, waited, then pressed the doorbell again. “Jo?” he called, staring hopelessly at the door. “Please, I just wanna talk.” Silence. “Jo, just give me a chance. A minute. That’s all ...
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Try Again
If its not to late now, I would like to try again, I let myself get in the way of what our agenda was… I don’t want to sabotage us before we begin This feeling I feel, it’s s something that cannot be concealed I would like to start ag...
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Between Sinking & Swimming
Some things don’t change. New country, but same state: Just out of range. Could I be feeling fate? My love for understanding unfamiliar surroundings, keeps me embracing what’s most challenging. They say we learn from each mistake, so I keep...