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Where the Trees hang only by their necks,
And the wailing cries of ravens have fun,
Waiting beside the bedposts,
Sleeps alone the children of darker sects.

When rising feet strike sinew and bone,
And even angels steal broken dreams,
Waiting are the redder eyes,
Softer whips are shed for stones…




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On Sunday April 24th, 2005, Kinkypoptart (765) writes:
great write ~*~Tart~*~


On Wednesday March 2nd, 2005, AniDayz (1268) writes:
amazing piece of brilliance..a uniqueness to this..excellent and captivating.


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dont you know your unending...how can a servant compliment a master?


On Friday December 24th, 2004, Urban Shipwreck (985) writes:
Well damn this had an extremely dark feel to it where what wasn't said but was left for the imagination made it incredible. Fantastic. ~Ship!


On Thursday April 8th, 2004, Alanarchy (1673) writes:
No shit. This Owned me, brother. I don't believe I've read anything from you before, but whateva... Welcome back. I'll be reading the rest of your stuff now.


On Wednesday April 7th, 2004, manywalks (950) writes:
Oh, how I missed your words flickering across my screen. Superb as usual. ~ mw


On Wednesday April 7th, 2004, Zophiel (349) writes:
um, wow, once I wrapped my brain around it I realised this was damn good



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