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  <title>Death is such sweet catharsis</title>
  <subtitle>For the dead do not feel.</subtitle>
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    <name>slasheress x</name>
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  <updated>2005-12-26T05:31:41Z</updated>
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    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:slasheress_x:11561</id>
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    <title>slasheress_x @ 2005-12-25T21:28:00</title>
    <published>2005-12-26T05:31:41Z</published>
    <updated>2005-12-26T05:31:41Z</updated>
    <lj:music>Ten Minutes Ago</lj:music>
    <content type="html">Ten Minutes Ago&lt;br /&gt;(used in Cinderella)&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;by Rodgers and Hammerstein&lt;br /&gt;Ten minutes ago &lt;br /&gt;I saw you,&lt;br /&gt;I looked up when you came&lt;br /&gt;Through the door.&lt;br /&gt;My head started reeling, &lt;br /&gt;You gave me the feeling&lt;br /&gt;The room had no ceiling&lt;br /&gt;Or floor.&lt;br /&gt;Ten minutes ago,&lt;br /&gt;I met you&lt;br /&gt;And we murmured our&lt;br /&gt;How-do-you-do's,&lt;br /&gt;I wanted to ring out the bells,&lt;br /&gt;And fling out my arms,&lt;br /&gt;And to sing out the news.&lt;br /&gt;I have found her,&lt;br /&gt;She's an angel&lt;br /&gt;With the dust of the stars in her eyes.&lt;br /&gt;We are dancing,&lt;br /&gt;We are flying,&lt;br /&gt;And she's taking me back to the skies.&lt;br /&gt;In the arms of my love &lt;br /&gt;I'm flying&lt;br /&gt;Over mountain and meadow and glen.&lt;br /&gt;And I like it so well &lt;br /&gt;That for all I can tell,&lt;br /&gt;I may never come down again.&lt;br /&gt;I may never come down to earth again.</content>
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    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:slasheress_x:11339</id>
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    <title>This is what i sang when i was lonely on christmas 2005</title>
    <published>2005-12-26T05:24:02Z</published>
    <updated>2005-12-26T05:24:02Z</updated>
    <lj:music>"I Won't Say I'm In Love"</lj:music>
    <content type="html">I Won't Say I'm in Love&lt;br /&gt;Vocal: Meg (Susan Egan)&lt;br /&gt;Music: Alan Menken&lt;br /&gt;Lyrics: David Zippel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Disney's Greatest (Volume 1) - Hercules soundtrack&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meg&lt;br /&gt;If there's a prize for rotten judgement&lt;br /&gt;I guess I've already won that&lt;br /&gt;No man is worth the aggravation&lt;br /&gt;That's ancient history, been there, done that!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Muses&lt;br /&gt;Who'd'ya think you're kiddin'&lt;br /&gt;He's the Earth and heaven to you&lt;br /&gt;Try to keep it hidden&lt;br /&gt;Honey, we can see right through you&lt;br /&gt;Girl, ya can't conceal it&lt;br /&gt;We know how ya feel and&lt;br /&gt;Who you're thinking of&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meg&lt;br /&gt;No chance, no way&lt;br /&gt;I won't say it, no, no&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Muses&lt;br /&gt;You swoon, you sigh&lt;br /&gt;why deny it, uh-oh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meg&lt;br /&gt;It's too cliche&lt;br /&gt;I won't say I'm in love&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I thought my heart had learned its lesson&lt;br /&gt;It feels so good when you start out&lt;br /&gt;My head is screaming get a grip, girl&lt;br /&gt;Unless you're dying to cry your heart out&lt;br /&gt;Oh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Muses&lt;br /&gt;You keep on denying&lt;br /&gt;Who you are and how you're feeling&lt;br /&gt;Baby, we're not buying&lt;br /&gt;Hon, we saw ya hit the ceiling&lt;br /&gt;Face it like a grown-up&lt;br /&gt;When ya gonna own up&lt;br /&gt;That ya got, got, got it bad&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meg&lt;br /&gt;No chance, now way&lt;br /&gt;I won't say it, no, no&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Muses&lt;br /&gt;Give up, give in&lt;br /&gt;Check the grin you're in love&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meg&lt;br /&gt;This scene won't play,&lt;br /&gt;I won't say I'm in love&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Muses&lt;br /&gt;You're doin flips read our lips&lt;br /&gt;You're in love&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meg&lt;br /&gt;You're way off base&lt;br /&gt;I won't say it&lt;br /&gt;Get off my case&lt;br /&gt;I won't say it&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Muses&lt;br /&gt;Girl, don't be proud&lt;br /&gt;It's O.K. you're in love&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meg&lt;br /&gt;Oh&lt;br /&gt;At least out loud,&lt;br /&gt;I won't say I'm in love&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                                                                                             (Hercules lyrics)</content>
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    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:slasheress_x:11197</id>
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    <title>slasheress_x @ 2005-12-24T19:07:00</title>
    <published>2005-12-25T03:15:16Z</published>
    <updated>2005-12-25T03:15:16Z</updated>
    <lj:music>none</lj:music>
    <content type="html">omg! my darling turns 16 today.  ah yes, i do believe it is the eve of christmas, isn't that just rad?  hahaha. yes. radical (laughs jollily?)   today i went by his house and he was all OMG and totally didn't say ANYTHING TO ME. wtheck. mean!  but anyway, maybe he's just... iono. preoccupied.  i miss you honey!!!  happy 16th!  ah. and merry christmas darling!  hope to see you before school starts again!  if i do maybe i'll forgive you for not giving me a goodnight kiss (wink)! hahaha.  well merry xmas to every1 and happy new year!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;heh, he's still not replying to me-- oh shit</content>
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    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:slasheress_x:10926</id>
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    <title>Frustration Will Surely Be the Death of Me</title>
    <published>2005-12-23T20:23:37Z</published>
    <updated>2005-12-23T20:23:37Z</updated>
    <lj:music>Vanessa Carlton- "Twilight"</lj:music>
    <content type="html">Frustrated to the point&lt;br /&gt;Of incoherency,&lt;br /&gt;No words can flow&lt;br /&gt;From my head&lt;br /&gt;Through my fingers&lt;br /&gt;As so many thoughts&lt;br /&gt;Race forth,&lt;br /&gt;So many emotions&lt;br /&gt;Threaten to bring&lt;br /&gt;Me to the brink of&lt;br /&gt;Insanity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Words become jilted,&lt;br /&gt;Primordial sounds&lt;br /&gt;Escape me,&lt;br /&gt;Unrefined motions&lt;br /&gt;Are made as&lt;br /&gt;All I wish to do&lt;br /&gt;Is wail at the&lt;br /&gt;Sheer stupidity&lt;br /&gt;Of the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Teenage angst&lt;br /&gt;Overwhelms me&lt;br /&gt;As tears of anger&lt;br /&gt;Will not fall&lt;br /&gt;To relieve me of&lt;br /&gt;The pressure&lt;br /&gt;Of such chaos&lt;br /&gt;In occurrence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Survival of these feelings&lt;br /&gt;Cannot be possible&lt;br /&gt;As it causes a sense&lt;br /&gt;Of inadequacy&lt;br /&gt;And surges bile&lt;br /&gt;From the pit&lt;br /&gt;Of my stomach.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Migraines approach,&lt;br /&gt;Eyes darting warily&lt;br /&gt;As I grasp onto&lt;br /&gt;My sole support&lt;br /&gt;Before I lose&lt;br /&gt;All balance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sitting here,&lt;br /&gt;Cold, weary,&lt;br /&gt;All I wish to do&lt;br /&gt;Is welcome the&lt;br /&gt;Comforting darkness&lt;br /&gt;Before I finally&lt;br /&gt;Collapse.</content>
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    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:slasheress_x:10500</id>
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    <title>Within Death There Is Thought</title>
    <published>2005-12-22T07:55:37Z</published>
    <updated>2005-12-22T07:55:37Z</updated>
    <lj:music>Relient K- "Falling Out"</lj:music>
    <content type="html">Sometimes my still body&lt;br /&gt;Creates the illusion of death&lt;br /&gt;As I remain unmoving&lt;br /&gt;For more than moments&lt;br /&gt;Eyes blank seemingly&lt;br /&gt;Staring into the nothingness,&lt;br /&gt;The void beyond.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some may believe&lt;br /&gt;That is what’s so&lt;br /&gt;Delicately-dubbed zoning out,&lt;br /&gt;However those are the times&lt;br /&gt;That I have found myself&lt;br /&gt;To be the most pensive,&lt;br /&gt;The most contemplating.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As it is not lack of brain activity&lt;br /&gt;That brings about these bouts of immobility,&lt;br /&gt;It is the over-activity of inner turmoil,&lt;br /&gt;Deep thoughts threatening&lt;br /&gt;To overwhelm my fragile psyche.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Those are the times&lt;br /&gt;When I begin to question my life,&lt;br /&gt;The direction, cause, motives,&lt;br /&gt;Resolutions, conflicts, certainties,&lt;br /&gt;And doubts that haunt my every dream.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During those rare or maybe not&lt;br /&gt;Times of stillness,&lt;br /&gt;I would appear lifeless,&lt;br /&gt;If it were not for the tears&lt;br /&gt;That continue their descent&lt;br /&gt;As my eyes continue&lt;br /&gt;Their vacant gaze.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No one understands&lt;br /&gt;But if they were to,&lt;br /&gt;Does it matter?&lt;br /&gt;Only one person&lt;br /&gt;Is the source&lt;br /&gt;Of all my agony.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ironically, he is the one&lt;br /&gt;That brings about&lt;br /&gt;The happiest moments&lt;br /&gt;Of my short-lived life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The doubts still arise within me,&lt;br /&gt;Daily, nightly, whenever&lt;br /&gt;His reply is lacking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He passed last night’s test,&lt;br /&gt;But now a new pain emerged&lt;br /&gt;Born from my own insecurity,&lt;br /&gt;My fear of him leaving,&lt;br /&gt;Of myself falling apart,&lt;br /&gt;Not strong and independent&lt;br /&gt;As I wont to be,&lt;br /&gt;But as a crippled soul,&lt;br /&gt;Shattered by wear.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Each night he does not reply,&lt;br /&gt;My heart breaks a bit more,&lt;br /&gt;As I remain waiting.&lt;br /&gt;Is this what is perceived&lt;br /&gt;As unrequited love?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What was once mutual,&lt;br /&gt;I fear has mutated&lt;br /&gt;Into qualms that&lt;br /&gt;Disturb my very thoughts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Only he can assuage my fears,&lt;br /&gt;Allay my uncertainties.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank goodness&lt;br /&gt;He remembered me&lt;br /&gt;Again.  My existence&lt;br /&gt;On this depressive earth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darling, your reply was a bit belated,&lt;br /&gt;But as I’m sniffling through my tears,&lt;br /&gt;I could have never been happier.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think to myself once more:&lt;br /&gt;Is this really worth it?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You remain unaware&lt;br /&gt;Of the tears I shed for you.&lt;br /&gt;And I wish&lt;br /&gt;To keep things&lt;br /&gt;That way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yet…&lt;br /&gt;The fear of&lt;br /&gt;Being used&lt;br /&gt;And thrown aside&lt;br /&gt;Still remains.</content>
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    <title>Falling Into Nothingness</title>
    <published>2005-12-21T05:13:32Z</published>
    <updated>2005-12-21T05:15:11Z</updated>
    <lj:music>Kelly Clarkson- "Behind These Hazel Eyes"</lj:music>
    <content type="html">&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;As your lips slid across mine,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;No worries arose.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;However now as I sit&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Creating horrendous pieces&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;To be dubbed poetry,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Speaking of doubt, of worry,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Of fear of loss,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;All I wish to do&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Is weep.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;

&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Each minute that passes,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Without a reply from you,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Makes little portions of my heart&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;To disintegrate slowly&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Until finally&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;All that’s left&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Is a void.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;If you happen to come across this&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;One day, long from now,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Wondering why tears would flow&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;When such a joyous union would occur,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Has it not occurred to you that&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;One would need emotional reassurance&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;That this so-called relationship&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Would last—that after our first&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Shared kiss, I’d want at least&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;A farewell before my unbidden repose?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Tonight, if no reply ensues,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Perhaps tears would rock my body&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;To sleep, instead of your calm voice.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Perhaps my company will be nothing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;But the poetry that only succeeds&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;In bringing about more grief.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Perhaps I shall die.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;I do not wish to test you,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;But I fear if I do not—&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;I fear that… perhaps later on&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;When I’m even further in,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;I’d be hurt more than I am now.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;However there is a side&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;That wishes to not do this,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;To not have such an inane challenge&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Such as the one in mind.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;As if you fail to pass,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Would I die anyway?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;I have very meaningless worries,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;But are they so worthless?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Am I wrong to hope&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;That as I sit here,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Composing this about you,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;I am to hope that you are thinking of me?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Preposterous is it?&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;For maybe you aren’t&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;And I’m just… just there.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;For you.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;For your enjoyment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Is that it?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;A few more moments have passed—&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Do you even realize the extent of my pain?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;The tears that leak for you?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;It’s better that you don’t.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;This journal is not for your eyes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;For it is a look into my very core.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;And if you saw what was truly in there,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;I am afraid that whatever you find&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;May not be pleasing.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;If you reject me then,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Then I’ll know it’s for the true me.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Which would hurt immensely more&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Than if you rejected this shell&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Of myself.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;I wish to show myself to you,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;But how am I supposed to&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;When these uncertainties arise&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;As they have wont to do?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Do not use me, my darling.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Hurt me if you must,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Just don’t use me&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Or I’ll surely expire inside&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Possibly with you remaining oblivious.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;But perhaps it is best kept that way.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;I miss you&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;It kills me to admit it&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;As you may not reciprocate&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Such moot emotions.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Where is my knight?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


~SN 12.20.05</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:slasheress_x:10060</id>
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    <title>Save Me</title>
    <published>2005-12-21T04:51:29Z</published>
    <updated>2005-12-21T04:53:31Z</updated>
    <lj:music>Kelly Clarkson- "Behind These Hazel Eyes"</lj:music>
    <content type="html">&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Tonight my troubles are intensified,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;My worries are tripled,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;As I cannot, will not, allow&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;My delicate heart to crumble&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Entirely to ashes yet again.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;

&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Pathetically I wait,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Thirty minutes have passed,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;And even more wretchedly&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Tears that I had sworn&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Would not flow&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Have begun their course&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Down the plane&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;of my smoothened cheeks.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Is this a test&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;That I have somehow failed?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Has this all been a journey &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;To discover the nature of my soul?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;If it has been,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;I am sorry to say&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;I have not succeeded&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;And will not&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;As I am far too weak&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;to bear anymore.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Lack of speech had bested me,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Abundance of words have been my undoing.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;The balance impossible to strike,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;I mourn my loss,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;As you escape my reach once more.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Mere letters cannot begin to illustrate&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;The myriad of emotions&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Conflicting within this vessel&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Of tyrannous thoughts&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Threatening to overwhelm.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Why is it that poetry&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Is my sole escape from&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;The cycle of depression,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Happiness, and so-called love?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;I do not wish to love anymore.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;It only brings about pain.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;But if I could love once more,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Perhaps he is the one,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Perhaps he can mend my broken heart&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Just as I wish to be able to mend his.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;For do not two broken hearts&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Create one single whole?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Or is it too late&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;For the leaves to blow&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Across the gentle breeze&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;To carry across my laughter&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;As your breath ghosts&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;By my wind-chilled ear?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Save me, my darling--&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Catch me before I fall.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;I fear I am too far in&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;To back out&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Without dying within.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;~SN 12.20.05&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:slasheress_x:9810</id>
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    <title>Qu'est-ce Que</title>
    <published>2005-12-21T04:36:18Z</published>
    <updated>2005-12-21T04:36:37Z</updated>
    <lj:music>Kelly Clarkson- "Behind These Hazel Eyes"</lj:music>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Qu'est-ce Que&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Angst coursing throughout my veins,&lt;br&gt;Waiting for your reply so diligently,&lt;br&gt;Starving for some attention as&lt;br&gt;Time passes on too quickly.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Worrying about your opinion&lt;br&gt;Of me as tonight was monumental&lt;br&gt;Yet there was no attempt&lt;br&gt;At contact, am I unskilled?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tears only wish to leak,&lt;br&gt;Yet this obstinate body&lt;br&gt;Which my soul inhabits&lt;br&gt;Will not allow for such&lt;br&gt;Monstrosities to occur.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Strength comes from resolution,&lt;br&gt;Not from indecision,&lt;br&gt;Hopeless pleas for love,&lt;br&gt;Futile attempts for affection,&lt;br&gt;Only leaving souls exposed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Harsh winds rattle my frame,&lt;br&gt;Shaking from the desolate colds,&lt;br&gt;Was it worth it?&amp;nbsp; Was it real?&lt;br&gt;Only time can tell as&lt;br&gt;I still await your reply.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One question on my lips&lt;br&gt;As the only thoughts&lt;br&gt;Within my vacant mind&lt;br&gt;Are of you.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What am I to you?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Perhaps this is not yet love,&lt;br&gt;But what words cannot describe&lt;br&gt;Thus far,&lt;br&gt;What actions can not comprehend,&lt;br&gt;Is the tortured nature&lt;br&gt;Of my soul.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I like you.&amp;nbsp; But I’m afraid.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;~SN 12/20/05&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:slasheress_x:9717</id>
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    <title>squees-a-plenty</title>
    <published>2005-12-19T00:36:55Z</published>
    <updated>2005-12-19T00:36:55Z</updated>
    <lj:music>F4- "Liu Xing Yu" (repeating haha)</lj:music>
    <content type="html">quick post just to squee about random events.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;let's see... yesterday i got a hug!  ((squee-ing has commenced)). and i hung out with some of my bestest amigos and... i bought stuff.  lol.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and sean called today!  it felt weird talking to him after a whole week of like... him avoiding me cuzza me being mad at him two weeks ago. lol.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;omg. and i think i really really like tony.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;well that's it for now cuz i have to shower soon.  ^_^ visiting peoples tonight.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;oh yeahh i gotta shop for a present for my pediatrician cuz he's the bestest guy and rocks much.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;yayy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;((hug))&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SARAHH U GOTTA GOOOO GET UR MAN SOME LUVIN.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;byes!</content>
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  <entry>
    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:slasheress_x:9435</id>
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    <title>slasheress_x @ 2005-12-18T16:13:00</title>
    <published>2005-12-19T00:15:38Z</published>
    <updated>2005-12-19T00:15:38Z</updated>
    <lj:music>F4- "Liu Xing Yu"</lj:music>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Liu Xing Yu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;F4&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;wen rou de xing kong&lt;br&gt;yi gai rang ni gan dong&lt;br&gt;wo zai ni sheng hou wei ni bu zhi yi pian tian kong&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;bu zun ni nan guo&lt;br&gt;ti ni bai ping ji mo&lt;br&gt;meng xiang de zhong liang quan bu dou jiao gei wo&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;qian ni shou gen zhe wo zhou&lt;br&gt;feng zai da you zen yang&lt;br&gt;ni you le wo&lt;br&gt;zai ye bu hui mi lu fang xiang&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;pei ni qu kan liu xing yu&lt;br&gt;luo zai zhe di qiu shang&lt;br&gt;rang ni de lei luo zai wo jian bang&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;yao ni xiang xin wo de ai&lt;br&gt;zhi ken wei ni yong gan&lt;br&gt;ni hui kan jian xing fu de shuo zai&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;shang gan luo tai duo&lt;br&gt;xin diu gei wo bao hu&lt;br&gt;pi juan de yan huo wo hui ti ni dou gan zhou&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;can lan de yan yu&lt;br&gt;zhi neng dian zui gan qing&lt;br&gt;ru guo wo cheng mo yin wei wo zhen de ai ni&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;qian ni shou gen zhe wo zhou&lt;br&gt;feng zai da you zen yang&lt;br&gt;ni you le wo&lt;br&gt;zai ye bu hui mi lu fang xiang&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;pei ni qu kan liu xing yu&lt;br&gt;luo zai zhe di qiu shang&lt;br&gt;rang ni de lei luo zai wo jian bang&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;yao ni xiang xin wo de ai&lt;br&gt;zhi ken wei ni yong gan&lt;br&gt;ni hui kan jian xing fu de shuo zai&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;yu he yun jian jian shang kai&lt;br&gt;sa xia yi pian wen nuan&lt;br&gt;wo yao fen xiang ni yan zhong de lei guang&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;pei ni qu kan liu xing yu&lt;br&gt;luo zai zhe di qiu shang&lt;br&gt;rang ni de lei luo zai wo jian bang&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;yao ni xiang xin wo de ai&lt;br&gt;zhi ken wei ni yong gan&lt;br&gt;ni hui kan jian xing fu de shuo zai&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;pei ni qu kan liu xing yu&lt;br&gt;luo zai zhe di qiu shang&lt;br&gt;rang ni de lei luo zai wo jian bang&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;yao ni xiang xin wo de ai&lt;br&gt;zhi ken wei ni yong gan&lt;br&gt;ni hui kan jian xing fu de shuo zai&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;ni hui kan jian xing fu de shuo zai&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content>
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    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:slasheress_x:8985</id>
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    <title>slasheress_x @ 2005-12-17T08:02:00</title>
    <published>2005-12-17T16:04:40Z</published>
    <updated>2005-12-17T16:04:40Z</updated>
    <lj:music>Good Charlotte- "The Young and the Hopeless"</lj:music>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;I MISS YOU RACHEL!!! yeah. that's the post for today. (grin) she's finally 16!!!!!! woohh&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;i'm too cold to write much else. oh yeah.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;this is how it went: COT-- dunno. math test-- uhhh. i know i got at least 2 wrong... english test-- B'd it. grrr. stupid ordering... u know how u can miss one number and all the others are thrown off? GRRR english essay-- yay. french class-- finished the movie, it was sad cuz she dies in the end, :( chem-- nooo friggin winter hwk whap-- yeah. reading. memorizing a buncha shit&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;do the chicken dance.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;i've gone insane. someone help me before i go eat... MUSTARD. eww. ewwww.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;KETCHuP ALL THE WAY.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;oww. (cough cough)&lt;/p&gt;</content>
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  <entry>
    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:slasheress_x:8915</id>
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    <title>slasheress_x @ 2005-12-16T17:31:00</title>
    <published>2005-12-17T01:38:13Z</published>
    <updated>2005-12-17T01:38:43Z</updated>
    <lj:music>All American Rejects- "Dirty Little Secret"</lj:music>
    <content type="html">being around you causes blood to rush to fill my cheeks cold from the frigid winter air,&lt;br /&gt;wishing to have your arms around me once more to be envelopped in an embrace as tender as your heart,&lt;br /&gt;waiting for the hours to pass before the last bell has rung when we can be reunited for mere moments that i hope would last an eternity,&lt;br /&gt;looking but not seeing until you finally shine through the dark haze of depression acting as a symbol for hope in a time of despair.&lt;br /&gt;thou art myne soul--&lt;br /&gt;warming my numb fingers shielding them from the cold morning breeze,&lt;br /&gt;i wait for you to look at me&lt;br /&gt;and when you do all i can do is&lt;br /&gt;giggle inanely until i am forced to look away.&lt;br /&gt;but maybe one day i can hold your gaze, &lt;br /&gt;whisper words of affection by your ear as our breaths intermingle, &lt;br /&gt;eyes misted over in amour&lt;br /&gt;and finally just tell you how i feel.&lt;br /&gt;how things should be.&lt;br /&gt;you and me.</content>
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    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:slasheress_x:8522</id>
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    <title>update woot</title>
    <published>2005-12-15T12:06:07Z</published>
    <updated>2005-12-15T12:06:07Z</updated>
    <lj:music>Rob Thomas- "Lonely No More"</lj:music>
    <content type="html">heh... GRRR.  u know what sucks?  i can't log in to my library account to renew (which i FINALLY FINALLY got to doing after two days of planning (if i did it two days ago i wouldn't owe the central Torr. library money lol)... yeahhh...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;today is kinda big but kinda not.&lt;br /&gt;tomorrow's like SUPER UBER BIG THO. cuz it's COT DAY. finally.  i'm praying for a reprieve tho cuz i'm crappers at essays. but whatever. lol.  uhhh. lesse... today I have one chem quiz 0 period, Othello objective test (at least the TW is done), and a test for math (guh) on quadratic stuff. i hate it hate it hate it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;guess what?  Iono who reads this (all u lurkers) but i'm over my history teacher. officially. haha, hope he doesn't see this... i wasn't like TRULY into him-- just like. iono. he's sooo cool.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;haha...  yeah... and omg.  "weed" has been given up on too. not the drug, the person. lol. i know it's a stupid nickname lol.  guess i gave up on said person three weeks ago (seeing as i haven't seen that person since then)-- i don't even wanna say his nammmee... (sigh) yeahh.  but i kinda like someone new, but not so sure yet.  haha. i hardly know him. so iono.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;wow i'm wasting study time doing this so early...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;it's cooold.&lt;br /&gt;i had a dream that it was raining&lt;br /&gt;and people were like... cold too.&lt;br /&gt;and iono. i wore my hood (that's all i could remember ^_^)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i watched monk this morning! lol. it was the new christmas episode... omg. that guy is sooo funny. and the detective too.  dunno his name tho.  lol. gawdd i love that show.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;uhhh. i'm getting outta HGTV cuz it's too addictive. so yeahhh.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;well, off to finish off some stuff and then... omg. i caught my brother's virus cuz now i'm like barfing stomach acid into the toilet. hahaha. (barfs) well. it's mostly gagging cuz all i drank this morning was some soda.  too much caffeine, i presume. lol.  WELL.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TWO MORE DAYS OMG.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i'm going to liiiiveee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;darius is sleeping. i love him sooo much. socrates too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;oww. bye.</content>
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    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:slasheress_x:8202</id>
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    <title>slasheress_x @ 2005-12-01T04:57:00</title>
    <published>2005-12-01T13:00:43Z</published>
    <updated>2005-12-01T13:00:43Z</updated>
    <lj:music>lalalala</lj:music>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;omg.&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;second&lt;/strong&gt; student congress of this school year today.&amp;nbsp; lol. i'm awake just prepping still... YAY i did all my math homework! so i'm guessing tonight i have another hour of math, hopefully i finish all my chem during school, and then all i have left is WHAP work. guh.&amp;nbsp; O.o nooo.&amp;nbsp; sooo yeaah... ^_^.&amp;nbsp; i gotta get dressed now... blah.&amp;nbsp; blah blah. i wanna kill some &lt;strong&gt;banana&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;rawr.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;fear me&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;-stephanie-&lt;/p&gt;</content>
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    <title>guh, got sick and overslept</title>
    <published>2005-11-19T23:27:13Z</published>
    <updated>2005-11-19T23:27:13Z</updated>
    <lj:music>KYO- "C'est Pas Juste"</lj:music>
    <content type="html">I cannot believe I missed the varsity IE tournament today... lol.  i just woke up from the loonggestt nap i've ever EVER had in my entire sophomore life... ((looks sheepish)) VARSITY TOO. guh.  I wanted to spar sooo friggin bad... but whatev.  I didn't like my A event anyway.  but my B event... *tear* i wanted to do SPAR this time and then Media Broadcasting for my next IE... but i suppose I'll have to choose now... ((sigh))  well, good luck the rest of the NHS DEBATE TEAM.  I wish I was there.  but now that I've finally taken a day off, I'm going to go hang with my friends FINALLY.  first time in like... 3 months about.  YESH, it sucks.  but I called a bunch of friends and we're heading to Galleria soon, like at almost 6 ish... to watch HP4.  yay!  wow, that sounded fruity, but whatev...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;now i'm sitting in my swirly chair, wondering if my mouth tastes icky, and typing in my livejournal... wearing... a t-shirt with some monkeys on it, a skirt that I didn't quite right (it's hanging off my hips cuz I'm feeling too lethargic to button and zip) and some underwear.  Wow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-stephanie-</content>
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    <title>DARIUS</title>
    <published>2005-11-18T01:34:47Z</published>
    <updated>2005-11-18T01:34:47Z</updated>
    <content type="html">DARIUS!!!!!!!!! woot u rock.  yah, I'm still **THAT** bored... I have some hwk for chem, math, and french though...  ((giggles)) but I'm talking to someone, singing Pardonne by KYO, and watching HGTV woot.</content>
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    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:slasheress_x:7583</id>
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    <title>slasheress_x @ 2005-11-16T18:24:00</title>
    <published>2005-11-17T02:28:10Z</published>
    <updated>2005-11-17T02:28:10Z</updated>
    <category term="perkiness"/>
    <lj:music>Click Five- "Just the Girl"</lj:music>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;bwahahaha!!! i think I have a new crush, as crazy as he may seem. ^__^&amp;nbsp; iono why though... maybe it's just cuz he's teased sometimes... lmao, big clue there... but yeah.&amp;nbsp; i actually hardly ever talk to him though... but a few things to note: he is not a freshman or younger, or a senior.&amp;nbsp; (so that rules out gil and riju lol).&amp;nbsp; yeesssh.&amp;nbsp; i'm so sleepy.&amp;nbsp; on the bright side, i did reasonably well on my chem exam, not spectacular, but it's an improvment over the *beeping beep* i got before that.&amp;nbsp; oh man, that's censored. lol.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;yessh.&amp;nbsp; sleep hath come swiftly.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;-stephanie-&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;lt;33 i'm going to go to Subway one of these days...&lt;/p&gt;</content>
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    <title>slasheress_x @ 2005-11-13T09:44:00</title>
    <published>2005-11-13T17:52:02Z</published>
    <updated>2005-11-13T17:52:02Z</updated>
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    <lj:music>Lyann Rimes- "Can't Fight the Moonlight"</lj:music>
    <content type="html">yay, i learned how to use lj-cuts!&lt;br /&gt;The Past, The Present, The Future.&lt;br /&gt;Yesterday, I was so wiped that I fell asleep before brushing my teeth again right after Law and Order: SVU.  and when I woke up at midnite, I hadda go brush em... ((sigh)) tirreedd...&lt;br /&gt;Today: I feel like writing.  But I have a ton of homework left... well, not really.  but a tonna studying.  Ah, the life of an aspiring author is jaded (haha, can the term 'jaded' be used in this context?  i think so, not sure but i thought it would fit...)  Wow, this is so informal.&lt;br /&gt;Tomorrow: my list of omg!:  chem test.  MAJOR POINTS.  if i get an A, i'm going to write like CRAZY. if i get a B, i'll write a little.  if i get below 85, I'm going to weep then study for hours instead of reading and writing (which i am currently doing now).  I am sooo a humanities person, not into math and sciences, although I've found that I have a knack for math, science, not so much.  I'm thinking that's all there is that's exciting tomorrow, if a test qualifies as that... oh, and I hope I made cast auditions for the dance routine entitled "Shake It Off."  YESSHHHH.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But who cares?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;((I must leave to stop procrastinating. hehe...  I &amp;lt;3 my LJ muahz!))&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-some poop-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;dog poop.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i'm THIS bored.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--stephanie--&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i'm even letting this posts of thoughts be public! lol.  yay me!</content>
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    <title>Delicate Dances</title>
    <published>2005-11-12T17:51:17Z</published>
    <updated>2005-11-12T19:12:18Z</updated>
    <category term="fiction"/>
    <lj:music>Leann Rimes- "Last Thing on My Mind"</lj:music>
    <content type="html">Read a few lines, if you like it, click the lj-cut!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: i'll write one now for u if u want&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: give me some terms&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: like what perspective&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: what u want to happen&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: hmmm&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: (e.g. bj, handjob, no sex, cuddling, etc)&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: cuddling! &amp; hardcore sex. LMAO&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: so cuddling!guy and hardcore!topper&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: lol.&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: or u want them both to be hardcore!guys and then cuddling!guys&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: i want the second one. ;]&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: so what perspective 1st, 2nd, third?&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: 2nd. lol&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: are u okay with brothels? cuz my mindset is on them now&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: lol&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: haha sure thats fine. lmao&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: u wanna be the customer or the trick?&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: or should i surprise u&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: suprise, whatever sparks your mind. lol&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: it myte suck tho cuz i'm not as good at improm, but i'll try&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: should i include the Show or just bypass it cuz it's uneccesary&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: lol whatever you want! your the writer ;]&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: His finger is on your jean-clad arse, lightly circling before giving a playful squeeze.  His eyes are on your chest, hidden behind an oxford, dress tie, and vest as his other hand works to undo some buttons&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name="cutid1"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: you gaze up at him, looking forward into his hair, as his eyes are still downcast performing the task at hand&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: his hair, golden in hue, shines in its own sparkle, mesmerizing you as you restrain from giving a sniff.&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: you know that any form of true affection may scare your precious julian away&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: JULIAN oh yea.&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: he is but a whore-- you tell yourself mentally-- don't get attached&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: but somehow, along the line, you couldn't stop yourself from coming to the infamous brothel everyother day... the days he was due for the Show&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: you couldn't stop yourself from leaving your dog and your white picket fence in favor of someone--something, you quietly remind yourself-- less stable&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: his smile is bare during the Show, merely as a facade for the pain you know lies deep down, but he is unwilling&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: unwilling to let go of his strong mask of lies he has created for the amusement of others&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: and you leave it that way, careful not to disrupt his meticulous routine&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: your shirt is finally undone, leaving your taut chest bare&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: his fingers lightly graze your male nipples hardening them to a peak before his mouth swoops to devour them causing you to mo--oh don't stop, not yet-- to moan without reserve&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: but your precious julian is talented, as your friends have also claimed.  you forgot about his multi-tasking ability, but are reminded abruptly about his skills when his hand goes to your swelling organ&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: you try to grasp onto someth--oh, gawd, don't stop julian-- your hands find his shoulders&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: and dig into them harshly&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: not noticing that they were causing him slight pain&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: but there's an easy smile that graces his pristine lips&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: his eyes still never meet yours during this process, but your mind, too hazy with lust, does not notice.&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: so?&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: i love that quote " tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: but there's an easy smile that graces his pristine lips"&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: go on .lol sorry ;]&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: i mean whaddya think of it so far?&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: haha, last time i was just messing with my friend so basically, it was mainly a sex scene&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: this is like emosex&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: lol&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: its so&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: so?  like it?&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: intense&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: yes yes!&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: lol&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: 2nd person perspective is hard to vary sentence structure&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: kk, where was i...&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: your hands weave into his platinum blonde locks and cradle his head with a gentleness you were unaware of having&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: somewhere along the line he has removed your jeans.&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: and exposed your hard, wanting cock to the night&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: hahahah&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: kk&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: want me to continue&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: sure lol&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: with more smex, or should i... end it with a cuddle&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: and be like 2 hours later...&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: hahahahha&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: lmao. lol&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: ooh, wanna be in my lj?&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: i wanna post this&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: lol&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: haha sure if you wanna post it&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: i dont mind.&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: lol&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: lol&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: okay...&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: so continuing...&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: your prick is velvety smooth, and becomes even more so when he grazes his tongue across the moistening tip&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: and under&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: and over-- ohmyfuckin--- he's talented.&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: Through all this haze, your mind somehow has a subconcious, envious line of thought---too talented, julian is mine alone-- you look down and again only see his silky strands of gold&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: head bobbing gracefully, you watch as your prick disappears and reappears out and in and out and into his delicate mouth&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: and as drool and precum leaks from the corners of his mouth&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: his hair has become dishevled, you idly notice, and yours most likely has too.&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: his cheeks are rose-tinted with the night's exertions but he's still working&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: still moving, gyrating against you as his mouth envelops your stone-hard erection&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: your close, so close, but you hold on, pulling his head up in for a kiss&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: his eyes are off to the side, but distantly, you notice how utterly gray they are, containing a misty quality that is so uncommonnn&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: you spread him, lube him, and thrust deeply-- darius-- you hear him whisper lightly as his forehead rests on yours, his mouth close to your ear giving harsh intakes of breath&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: he doesn't need too much preparation as you've done this numerous times in the past, each very much the same, but something's changed this time.&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: and you finally realize it&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: you continue to thrust...&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: omg. wow. lol&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: and look down to see his erection straining against your stomach&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: he's unsatisfied&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: so you reach down and caress it lightly, but with each thrust, you increase speed and force&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: he's sweating lightly, but you're too enraptured in the act to care&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: his breathing becomes shallower, and you know he is close&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: and finally--finally-- you both touch the skies together, and you could almost swear you heard him whisper something in your ear during that moment of white, blinding euphoria&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: but for now you don't notice anything besides the gentle beat of his heart, not even the tears that silently escape his misting eyes.&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: You fall asleep soon, too soon to notice... his eyes are finally on you.&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: omg..&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: his lips lightly graze your forehead before he leaves your side, a single tear falling onto your cheek.  he quickly, but gently, wipes it off&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: the Show is going to happen again tomorrow anyway, and he tells himself--Au revoir--  until tomorrow.  Then, maybe then-- things can change.&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: tadaaah&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: whaddid u think?&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: omg&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: thats wa slike so sad!&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: at the endish.&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: i was gonna write...&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: "sadly, the next day, you hear news about Julian, about his tragic fate"&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: but i didn't&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: cuz it woulda been way too sad&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: lol..&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: i thot&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: it was wonderful! &lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: ;]&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: even if julian dies?&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: yea. i thot&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: or without julian's death&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: at firsthe was dying.&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: julian doesn't die for real&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: aww&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: hahahaha&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: lol..&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: i almost cried when i wrote this&lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: im not sure why, but im like omg! he is dying.. &lt;br /&gt;Xx sQu3aKeRz xX: awww. lol&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: time to post&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;OMG you guys i applied for a job woot!&lt;br /&gt;and if anyone wants an impromptu fic i'll be happy to make one [slash]</content>
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    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:slasheress_x:6411</id>
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    <title>Beginning of a Drabble-y Tale (Romantic PWP)</title>
    <published>2005-11-11T21:21:35Z</published>
    <updated>2005-11-12T19:13:11Z</updated>
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    <lj:music>Clay Aiken- "The Way"</lj:music>
    <content type="html">tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: ima write something...&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: You stare at him, but he is unaware of your scathing looks.  You look down and notice that your pants are beginning to tent, so you subtly shift, like always.  The Show has begun once more.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name="cutid1"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: his eyes are trained to yours, and you become shifty&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: eyes trail across your body, fingers ghost across the hard plane of your chest as a wayward hand caresses your male organ&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: LMFAO&lt;br /&gt;cluelesstamachan: wat the hell???&lt;br /&gt;tAiNTEDrETiCENCE: it's the beginning of another tale&lt;br /&gt;cluelesstamachan: haha&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;yes. it was an odd conversation... hahhaha... i was gonna write a fiction piece just for the helluvit... cuz i felt so sad bout reflections regrets... but i tried writing in second person perspective... opinions so far?  ((it's a guy-guy thing, btw, it's just not clear yet. lmao.  yes, the "you" is a guy, and the "he" is also a guy.  YAY FOR SLASH))</content>
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    <title>Demise of a Feline-- Entry for Reflections Contest</title>
    <published>2005-11-11T21:19:13Z</published>
    <updated>2005-11-12T19:15:38Z</updated>
    <lj:music>Phantom of the Opera- "Think of Me"</lj:music>
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;lmfao, I'm finally releasing my Reflections entry... cuz i couldn't friggin find out how to paste stuff from MS Word onto Livejournal.. lol.&amp;nbsp; omg. the poem in the beginning, i didn't have it in the entry cuz i was stupid and didn't think bout it. i knew SOMETHING was missing, but couldn't put my finger on it... and i was editing my profile for aim this morning, and guess what?&amp;nbsp; i found out the poem i wrote to grieve would have been the completing component of my thing.&amp;nbsp; oh well... ((sigh)) there's always next year.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;The Demise of a Feline&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;Entry for Reflections 2005-2006&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;Scarlet gems created by your adept hands&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;litter the tapestry so gracefully&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;It's pristine surface rough with the ridges&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;The creation of such rubies...&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;was it worth it?&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;To see me bleed so.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a name="cutid1"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;I never wondered why.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Curiosity killed the cat; it happened so often in history that it should be, if not already, declared a maxim.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Father always warned me not to speak to the Roman neighbors next door—I never questioned his orders as father always knew best.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I never wondered, not even when &lt;i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"&gt;he&lt;/i&gt; and his family arrived.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"&gt;He&lt;/i&gt; was just another one of them, Roman to the very core.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I did not despise &lt;i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"&gt;him&lt;/i&gt;, or them, completely, but my father always would have a sneer on his visage whenever they came too near.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I never wondered why.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;He and I first met one day at the Parthenon to offer prayer to the gods—I did not recognize him when he was dressed in Greek attire, but when I think back upon it, he did have that familiar unruly mass of black that he managed to dub hair.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I did not wonder why his robes would pillow around him, would not wonder why, if I even noticed, he always seemed to smell of saffron with a hint of vanilla.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I would not wonder why my insides seemed to flutter whenever we had a roll around the grass, wrestling as we boys tend to do.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Nor when we’d attend the communal baths together and I’d feel slightly aroused, but passing it as customary for a young man my age.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I would not wonder if he ever felt the same, or if my father would approve.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I would not wonder why his eyes seemed to sparkle whenever we spoke within the short week that I was allowed.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I would not wonder why I was overcome with queasiness when I found out who he truly was at the end of the week, when father happened to pass us by and backhanded me.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I did not wonder about father’s reaction either—it was to be expected.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He was a Roman.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I did not wonder why late into the night.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;For weeks, I did not acknowledge him.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I did not wonder why I never received post, nor why his discus failed to plummet once more onto our land as it had so often done so in the past, waiting for me to return it.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I never wondered why my eyes would cease to stray to his, for whenever my glances are upon him, he is unseeing.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I’d imagine my eyes would become misted at times, as I lay them upon him, but again, he fails to notice me.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I never wondered why.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;I never wondered why he moved away.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I never wondered if I was the reason for it, or my father.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I never wondered why I found myself drawn to the Parthenon, where we first met, to try to perhaps catch a glimpse of him before he and his family left.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I never wondered why, in my spare time, I’d repeatedly scrawl the word &lt;i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"&gt;Darius&lt;/i&gt; onto spare bits of parchment, or why I’d then incessantly cross those words out until the parchment would begin to tear under my ministrations.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I would not wonder why, long after he left, I began taking to sniffing a set of his night clothes that I had borrowed precisely two days prior to his departure, causing him to search adorably in confusion.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I never wondered why moisture escaped me two days after my abduction of said night clothes.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I never wondered why I could not watch.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;Hours turned to days, days turned to weeks, and weeks to months.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I never wondered why I continued breathing in his night attire, trying to catch some remnant of a scent long passed.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I never wondered why I remained in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /&gt;&lt;st1:country-region&gt;&lt;st1:place&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;Greece&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:country-region&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt; once my father passed away.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I never wondered why I did not pay fanfare to the many women that threw themselves at my feet once my time for matrimony had come.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I needed heirs, surely, but they could wait as I had a few tasks that must be completed before marriage and wedded life could take place.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The first of them was burying my father.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;I never wondered why tears of grief did not leak.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I never wondered why I traveled to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;st1:city&gt;&lt;st1:place&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;Rome&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:city&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt; a couple years later, one thought in my mind and a single name on my lips: &lt;i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"&gt;Darius.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;He was already married when I had finally found him.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I never wondered why I did not merely send congratulatory greetings, instead opting to watch his life from afar, careful not to break any spell that his faultless life had contained.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I had never wondered if he was happy, or if he would leave his flawless life that he had created to start anew with me, &lt;i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"&gt;as friends&lt;/i&gt;, or perhaps something a bit more meaningful.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;I had never wondered why I found a dagger in my hands a year later, metal in my flesh with maroon tendrils of liquid escaping me.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I had never wondered why I chose to carry out my final task in front of his domicile, his &lt;i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"&gt;perfect&lt;/i&gt; home.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I had not wondered, or become aware of, why &lt;i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"&gt;Darius&lt;/i&gt; was carved intricately into my chest, dagger remaining at the end of the final letter.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I had not wondered why in my last moment, my life did not run behind my eyes, like many would claim, but instead, all I could remember was a voice whispering in my ear in the darkness, in the still of the night, that everything was alright, everything was going to be okay.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Then it ended.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;And I did not wonder what that voice was or meant; I just didn’t.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I did not wonder if proclamations of love were said.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I did not wonder if my name was ever on his lips, Julian being &lt;i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"&gt;his&lt;/i&gt; sole thought, his reason for living.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I never wondered why I hoped he pictured our male bodies entwined as I had previously in the dim of the night, or if my name was what was uttered from his lips.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I never wondered why his face was so engraved in my thoughts that upon completion I’d see it for a mere ten seconds, grasping onto that short time for as long as possible. I never wondered how his body would feel beneath mine, or mine beneath his, our breaths catching upon union.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Not even when it was all over—or perhaps, until it was.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    <title>The Tale of The Club of My Dreams</title>
    <published>2005-11-01T12:58:30Z</published>
    <updated>2005-11-12T18:54:49Z</updated>
    <category term="rants"/>
    <lj:music>Utada Hikaru- "First Love"</lj:music>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;sad as it is, the best club on campus is down to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;six (oops, it's nine)&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; members.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a name="cutid1"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our secretary quit and the prez has proclaimed that I am to be the one to take up his duties since i'm VP.&amp;nbsp; guh.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I'm so tired.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;NINE. NINE NINE NINE.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;sometimes more members would be good for sweepstakes' plaques... but then again... most of our members also enjoy the close knit group over a mass of people who merely socialize.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our club actually does some cool shit.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There's a tournament on November 19th I think...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;VARSITY IE though.&amp;nbsp; GAH.&amp;nbsp; I'm doing SpAr and Storytelling if i can memorize these 6 pages by then.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;but my state quals events are probably going to be OI (oratorical interp) and Impromptu.&amp;nbsp; or OPP.&amp;nbsp; lol.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;anyway.&amp;nbsp; PEOPLE SHOULD JOIN S/D CLUB&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;cuz it rocks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;and cuz we really don't sit around and do nothing, we COMPETE. and win sometimes.&amp;nbsp; it's fun. REALLY.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;-stephanie-&lt;/p&gt;</content>
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    <title>Friends, Tournaments, School, Literature, Worries</title>
    <published>2005-10-30T15:56:45Z</published>
    <updated>2005-11-12T18:56:46Z</updated>
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    <content type="html">do you know what?&lt;br /&gt;(regarding friends, debate, school,lit, and apprehensions)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name="cutid1"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Recent occurances have left me with one friend less, however I have discovered that although it is a pain to remember to avoid that person, I'm happier now...  I guess it is true that sacrifices must be made huh.  guess what?  I was so perky yesterday~ i even won a Superiority award in Spontaneous Argumentation for the IE Tournament!  lol.  i'm sorry if i come off as bragging or arrogant, but i've seriously hardly ever won ANYTHING of such importance to me in my WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE.  so that's why I'm making it so public.  lol.  but if i win another S then i'm not gonna post for it... only if i win a trophy next time.  ::grin:: at least i'm improving right?  haha. i feel kinda bad tho cuz i have one semester more than the other novices on my belt for IE.  ::blushes:: gah.  but oh well.  with experience comes confidence.  but i SOOO should kicked that guy's but in my round two... it's only cuz he knew about some flu that i didn't know ANYTHING about that i got 2nd for that round.  GRRR... and he was soooo infuriatingly calm!!! he got an S award too i think. or maybe the trophy... dunno.  but anywho...&lt;br /&gt;i'm so tiiiired.  cold.  happy?  sad. i miss Socrates still.&lt;br /&gt;But that doesn't mean I don't love Darius.  cuz i DO. just as much as socrates. but they have dif places inside u know?&lt;br /&gt;hm.  interesting.  how sometimes ppl say there isn't enough room in a heart to love all these ppl... but it's like for puppies, room is created... huh.&lt;br /&gt;now my fingers are numb cuz i left the door closed so the heat from the house heater isn't getting in and yeah... ::sigh:: i'm sounding so teen-agery in this post.  but who cares now?  I'M SO HAPPY. oh!  and IE Varsity Tourn. the 12th or 19th of october.  I might do Storytelling, dunno. cuz i doubt i'll have a dif speech memorized by then.  ::cries:: lol.  i KNOW i'm doing SPAR, so all u SPAR-ing varsity's...  HAHAHAHHA.... HAHAHAHHA.  next semester i might be forced to be labeled varsity for IE, but i don't wannnnaa... cuz then i won't ever win another trophy cuz varsity ppl are sooo kick-assy...  ::cries insanely:: nooooooo.&lt;br /&gt;but hey... that'd be cool if we have those letterman's jackets... doubt it tho.  but wow. yeah.&lt;br /&gt;interesting... i should ask mr. j... ^_~&lt;br /&gt;yeaaaah...  now things regarding love perhaps?&lt;br /&gt;GAH.  on the bus back from CCHS yesterday beccah and i thought Gil was asleep so i was like "psst. would u date him?" and she was all "NOOO" and i was like "i would!  but then again... he is kinda arrogant" but i think all he heard was me saying i would date him... and he was awake the WHOLE TIME, just listenin to something on his lil game thing... so i was MORTIFIED. like... giggly with beccah and OMFG with gil.  but oh well.  i'm not into him like that now anyway.&lt;br /&gt;and really. i'm not into any guy seriously rite now.  so much is going on, and i'm trying to focus on three main things:  school, debate, and darius.  yes, i am a nerd.&lt;br /&gt;OMFGOMFGOMFGOMFGOMFGOMFGOFMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;i forgot to finish up my reflections entry.  FRIGGIN NOOOO.&lt;br /&gt;i did one entry, but after reading some fanfics and finding out that my fave author styles are nothing like my own, i'm left... wanting to edit like crazy and make a few more entries.  i have 2 weeks tho.  phew.&lt;br /&gt;SHORT STORY FRIGGIN YEAH.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;hwk. hm.  i have... not much surprisingly.  but i have to study for a lotta stuffs.  YEAAAH.&lt;br /&gt;and some of my friends have a myspace and want me to get one again.  and again, i refuse.&lt;br /&gt;myspace is for trenders.&lt;br /&gt;i'm not a trender. i'm... well, not conventional... but more... obstinate.  haha.  yeah.  not really into change much.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SO YEAH.  i might write some slash soon, i'm doing some slash for my reflections entries... but hm.  i wonder how the judges would react to that?  ::giggles:: OMFGOMFGOMFG. byes!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-stephanie-</content>
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    <title>slasheress_x @ 2005-10-29T19:45:00</title>
    <published>2005-10-30T02:47:17Z</published>
    <updated>2005-11-13T17:57:07Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Your results are in! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     The Priss&lt;br /&gt;Deliberate Brutal Love Dreamer (DBLDf)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Mature. Responsible. Aristocratic. Excuse me. The Priss. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Prisses are the smartest of all female types. You're highly perceptive, and confident in your judgements. You'd take brutal honesty over superficiality any time--your friends always know where they stand with you. You're completely unfake. Don't tell me that's not a word. You're also excellent at redirecting internal negative energy. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    These facts indicate people are often intimidated by you. They also fall for you, hard. You have a distant, composed allure that many find irresistible. If only more of them lived up to your standards. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your exact opposite:&lt;br /&gt;The Playstation&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Random Gentle Sex Master&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;    You were probably the last among your friends to have sex. And the first to pretend that you're pregnant. LOL. Though you're inclined to use sex as weapon, at least it's not as one of mass destruction. You're choosier than most about your partners. A supportive relationship is what you're really after. Whether you know it or not, you need something steady &amp; long-term. And soothing. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ALWAYS AVOID: The Playboy, The Loverboy &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CONSIDER: The Manchild  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.okcupid.com/personality?type=DBLD&amp;g=2&amp;o=1"&gt;http://www.okcupid.com/personality?type=DBLD&amp;g=2&amp;o=1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; go there. omfg. yeah.&lt;br /&gt;that's me apparently.  i'm "perceptive, have a distant allure, and... yeah. some other stuff.  go read, very entertaining for a tiresome night. g2g for now. bb.&lt;br /&gt;-stephanie-</content>
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    <title>worried.</title>
    <published>2005-10-26T00:19:50Z</published>
    <updated>2005-10-26T02:14:35Z</updated>
    <lj:music>Mariah Carey- "Can't Live Without You"</lj:music>
    <content type="html">I'm so worried about things.  That I won't go into too much detail about cuz this is going to be a public post.  But if you're one of my best friends forever but w/o an lj, then... IM me.  cuz i don't really want someone to see something really private to me if they're just skimming livejournals... hope u guys understand.  please don't comment for this post if you don't have questions regarding this... cuz i don't really want other personal issues (regarding myself and some recent developments) to be in the comments for this post.  thank you.&lt;br /&gt;-stephanie-</content>
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