Darkness, Let Me See Your Darkness

Contest is Over

• Contest was judged on July 21, 2007
• Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 5 people
• Final notes:
  Thank you all for the great entries, apologies for the late judgement, and really, you were all great thanks a bunch.

Contest Winners

1. The Devil's Company

   Cremate my laughter and sew my lips shut
   Pictures I saved burn the person you cut

   by sunkissed07 23 lines, 9 comments, on Oct 8 1:31 PM 2006. In Personal, Dark
   Gold trophy winner

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3. Error: Unable to find finalist item 2211432, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
4. Drip

   It is long, but most of it is repetitive for a really good reason.

   by The Cube 252 lines, 55 comments, on Jun 10 4:47 PM 2007. In Thoughts, Dark, Other, Pain, Weird
   Honorable mention

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5. mother dear

   with knife in one hand / and gun in the other / this is where you've / lead me to mother. / don't say you want things / to be alright..i'd / sooner slice my throat / than believe you twice. / slowly i bring th

   by tillyde 14 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 15 2:22 PM 2007
   Honorable mention

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6. Razorblade Kisses

   by JulietteArielle 38 lines, 41 comments, on Apr 16 5:16 PM 2007. In Emo, Personal., Depressed, Pain, cutting
   Honorable mention

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7. The last sunset

   The blood red sky, / Morphs slowly to black, / The sun is leaving, / And not coming back, / How could this happen, / How could this be, / No more bright days, / Ahead of me, / The innocent have gone,

   by astrum 17 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 16 10:45 AM 2007. In Dark
   Honorable mention

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8. Scream

   Scream, / Thats all you can do / Scream, / Becasue no one can hear you / Scream, / Your in so much pain / Scream, / You have nothing else to gain / Scream, / Your going to die / Scream, / God Damn you

   by Drummerfreak909 17 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 19 9:09 AM 2007
   Honorable mention

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9. Dark Awakening

   I can see your veins pulsating with your fear / And down your cheek, another hopeless tear / What was left of you before I came to your sid

   by DancingShadowCorpse 29 lines, on Jun 27 11:24 AM 2007. In Pain, Dark, Hate

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10. Glass Prison

    A broken promise
    No surprise

    by Improv Machinery 21 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 25 5:57 PM 2006. In Angst, Abuse

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Entries [79]

• The fly on the wall.

  it's like a soulful sport to / feed the forgotten double face / you hide so deeply / your walls regret being built / but it's not their fau

  by Excul 30 lines, 5 comments, on May 16 9:28 AM 2007. In Dark, Pain, Other

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• If I just lay here.

  A poem about a repeated breakdown state of mind.
  “everything I had is gone” Option 3. (my profile explains this poem, about my mum being m

  by PhoenixsFlight 55 lines, 24 comments, on Feb 28 2:44 PM 2007. In Contemporary, Dark, Thoughts, Personal, Sad, Life

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• (cutting)

  http://photobucket.com/mediadetail/?media=http%3A%2F%2Fi172.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw14%2FxEvanescentxLovex%2Fthbestway.jpg&searchTerm=c

  by serenity silvermoon 11 lines, 17 comments, on Apr 14 8:17 PM 2007

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• The Bogey Mans Come Out to Play.

  by PhoenixsFlight 22 lines, 10 comments, on Mar 9 3:57 PM 2007. In Abuse, Angst, Life, Pain, Personal, Thoughts

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• I Felt your

  I felt you earie presence. A feeling like the sixth sense. I cannot see you, but feel you within and no one ever seems to listin. I feel th

  by realist07 0 lines, 6 comments, on Jun 12 8:00 PM 2007

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• I see your true face,

  I see your true face,
  behind tha pritty and inocent lace,

  by hayleai 43 lines, 3 comments, on Sep 27 7:03 PM 2006. In Dark

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• Use Me (LYRICS)

  Verse 1) / Use Me Like A Tool / So I can wear down / Choke on the metal / Without a sound / Fuck me with a chainsaw / so I scream and bleed

  by Fey Absinthe 70 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 15 1:58 PM 2007. In angst, hate, love, depression

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• Hate filled silence

  I saw her in a dream / We were happy / I wake up the next day / I find her for real / So happy / We were happy / We made out we went out / But what happened? / She told me she was moving / I was sad / But

  by Demoneyes 41 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 15 2:04 PM 2007

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• The Curse of Grey Manor

  by MJ Donnelly 48 lines, 17 comments, on Apr 19 11:53 PM 2007. In Dark, Fantasy, Fiction

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• My Suicide

  Written by Phaseia Silvermoon on March 5 2007
  Inspired by the way I feel that I will truly end up dying in the end as the title says it is

  by Phasiea Silvermoon 18 lines, 10 comments, on Mar 5 11:11 AM 2007

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• The Darkness Within Me

  Written by Paul J Herzing on March 25,2007 and inspired by my hero and role model Sephiroth.

  by Phasiea Silvermoon 20 lines, 4 comments, on Mar 25 1:02 PM 2007

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• Razor's Whore.

  Help Me- For I am so Tired.
  Carry Me- For I am so Weak.

  by Susie Statutory 23 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 19 4:41 PM 2007

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• suicide

  suicide, / I used to think / It was avery / small thing / / suicide, / It is just / one thing / I know it is / small I won't / do it /

  by diet-pepsi 18 lines, 5 comments, on May 10 6:28 PM 2007

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• Perfect Scars

  A razorblades
  Perfect kiss

  by vampireblood 20 lines, 18 comments, on Apr 9 3:43 PM 2006. In Personal, Dark, Angst

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• Rip

  We shall never see your face again / But there is a reflection of your eyes in our hearts / Never again will the world hear you laugh / But

  by McFairy 8 lines, 9 comments, on Jun 18 3:07 PM 2007

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• Can you hear me???

  As I took the first breath in your body, / I felt your love enter my heart... / Through you, I got my first food, / Affection and care / Th

  by meoncloud9 29 lines, 1 comment, on May 9 10:20 PM 2007. In Sad, Dark, Society

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• Roses On a grave

  As I walk silently, / With roses in my hand. / I let out a silent cry, / Why did you die. / I killed you, / It was you or me. / I won, / You lost. / Most people say that, /

  by nyalk512 25 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 17 1:06 AM 2007. In Sad, Death, Dark

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• Waking Nightmare

  Violence....Nothing is worse.
  

  by BellaGodiva 8 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 4 1:04 AM 2007

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• Suicide

  Pretend
  This knife

  by Luciferschild 14 lines, 52 comments, on Apr 25 5:22 PM 2005. In Dark

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• Black roses

  I come home from school and find a note / I'm anxcious to open it but I won't / I know it's somthing I will dread / I'm hating this life th

  by Tragyk 28 lines, 13 comments, on Sep 10 3:50 PM 2007. In Dark, Life, Love, Pain, Sad, Depression, Message

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• almost sword suicide

  http: / photobucket.com / mediadetail / ?media=http%3A%2F%2Fi170.photobucket.com%2Fal bums%2Fu256%2FstarXzore9%2Fpics%2Flovebirds87.jpg&sear

  by serenity silvermoon 39 lines, 23 comments, on Jun 19 11:31 PM 2007

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• ~Teddy~

  by -Ink Artist- 55 lines, 31 comments, on May 3 8:12 AM 2007. In Personal, Sad, Dark, Thoughts, Contemporary

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• ♥Thoughts of Endless Agony♥

  by Synthetic-Nightmare 57 lines, 22 comments, on Jun 9 7:02 AM 2007. In life, personal, thoughts, pain, sorrow, sad, dark, emo, death, violence, demons, misery

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• Romancing The Stone

  With you, I am romancing the stone.
  Yet, you would never leave me alone,

  by Nermin Nazim 39 lines, 27 comments, on Sep 30 6:03 PM 2006. In Love, Dark

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• Just One Good Thing

  Can you hear the sound
  of a lone girls cry

  by vampireblood 24 lines, 10 comments, on Dec 15 11:09 PM 2006. In Angst, Dark

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• Death

  Thoughts of death in my mind
  darkness surrounds tears flow

  by umpa lumpa 17 lines, 10 comments, on Mar 22 10:12 PM 2007

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• When Darkness Falls

  A little song on my bf who influnced me so much in a single night.

  by Lady Nightshade 44 lines, 4 comments, on May 9 3:06 AM 2007. In Lyrics, Love, Dark

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• One Slip of the Finger

  Suicidal thoughts
  Have corrupted her mind

  by vampireblood 34 lines, 6 comments, on Oct 10 2:04 PM 2006. In Lyrics, Dark, Angst

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• Primal Beast

  by Hiddenspaces 16 lines, 20 comments, on May 21 7:22 AM 2007. In Dark, Contest

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• I can tell that you're dying

  by JulietteArielle 33 lines, 5 comments, on Jun 15 2:39 AM 2007

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• Say Goodbye

  I can't take it anymore / All of the lies / And all of the fights / I just want it to end! / I close my eyes / I lie inside myself / Trying

  by TwiztidMaggot 31 lines, 12 comments, on Jun 6 12:16 PM 2007. In Lyrics, Pain, Sad

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• Washed Blood

  Let me bleed and let me cry. / Let me be and let me die. / I was done with your anger, / i was done with the weight / of fear. / The simple

  by XcupcakesX 27 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 18 6:09 PM 2007. In Pain, Personal, Sad, Dark, Love, Life

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• Survival wish

  God of the world, God of the universe

  by Nermin Nazim 22 lines, 8 comments, on Apr 11 7:50 AM 2006. In Sad, Personal, Dark

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• Ruthless Arrows

  A ruthless word you uttered,
  My self-esteem was shattered,

  by Nermin Nazim 19 lines, 27 comments, on May 21 11:20 PM 2006. In Sad, Personal, Angst

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• Her Life Before

  She is going to be crying again tonight . / Her body will be trembling with fright . / She has been deeply hurt by him once again . / Insid

  by LIve For Today 41 lines, 26 comments, on Jun 18 10:02 AM 2007. In sad, pain, personal

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• Benighted Triumph

  Slay the pious christian disciples Righteousness a human plague You will bend before my will Your messiah shall be enslaved In servitude

  by Ishvara 27 lines, 11 comments, on Mar 19 9:27 PM 2006. In Dark

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• Dance

  You take my hand / We'll dance under the stars / Neither of us caring / That it's two in the morning / Time stands still for us / Oh they'l

  by JulietteArielle 41 lines, 7 comments, on Jun 14 3:01 PM 2007. In Love

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• Toxic Love

  His love took me over / I cannot forget / I want to erase him / I want to hate him / But my heart won't let me / I have to know / Does you

  by JulietteArielle 49 lines, 5 comments, on May 30 1:43 PM 2007. In Pain, Love, Life, Sad

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• Reflection

  The pain washes over me again
  I can barely stand to look at myself

  by JulietteArielle 51 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 18 10:29 PM 2007. In Sadness, Emo, Teen issues, Depression, Dark, Angst, Pain

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• Let it end

  I know something my sister does not
  While she sits there thinking he’s hot

  by Tragyk 81 lines, 21 comments, on Apr 5 10:51 AM 2007. In Dark, Pain, Sad, Death, Depression

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• Broken

  Look at me please / Tell me how to feel / Tell me where I'm going / And tell me how to heal / Pretend you've been there too / When I open up my heart / Pretend you feel remorse /

  by Tyreta21 55 lines, on Jun 23 3:58 PM 2007

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• Sensitivity

  the scars you've created
  are taking over

  by Tyreta21 32 lines, 4 comments, on May 12 7:51 PM 2006. In Other

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• Vengeance

  by Bryan K Johnson 29 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 25 3:21 PM 2007. In Dark

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• sick

  I'm so sick of all of this the razor blade i cant resist.I will pick up this knife to end my life.Soon after the blood will drip,I might stagger and I might slip.Soon I willbe another plot in the ground a lifeless soul withou

  by glamour guts 0 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 9 2:35 AM 2007

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• Three Upon Catastrophe

  'Tis three men, lieing cold and still
  One too ill to have argued his fate

  by DancingShadowCorpse 37 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 28 6:07 PM 2007. In Dark, Hellish, Evil

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• A Need To Bleed

  Dreams are made to haunt my dispair / To torture my empty soul with out care / My nightmares wake me drenched in sweat / Because running fr

  by DancingShadowCorpse 47 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 27 8:49 AM 2007. In Dark, Sad, Pain, Death, Suicide

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• You Left Me Dead

  I’m speechless, as coldness embraces me / Leaving me motionless, shattered yet free / The markings of your name, tattooed on my skin / The

  by PassionsPromise 40 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 28 9:57 PM 2007. In dasrk, pain, cutting

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• lifes a bitch

  by Life Is A Game 19 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 16 2:11 PM 2006. In Adult humor, Dark, Humor, Sad, Weird, sadistic humor, evil-but-funny

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• justified suicide

  Justified Suicide / Unafraid, / Standing tall, / Looking down, / About to fall. / The wind on my back and in my hair, / Speaking clearly, “

  by Life Is A Game 45 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 5 2:03 PM 2007. In Abuse, pride, Angst, Life, Pain, Personal, Sad, Society, Thoughts

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• your lies,my pain

  when i gave you my heart,
  i didnt mean rip it out,

  by Life Is A Game 28 lines, 8 comments, on Dec 8 1:17 PM 2006. In pain, lies, deciet, love, revenge, haunting

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• Another slash

  She hates this world, she hates this life
  No one to turn to, but her shiny knife

  by Megan Awesome 25 lines, 7 comments, on Nov 6 7:52 PM 2006. In Sad, Personal, Pain

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• broken angels

  These broken angels,
  Were meant to fly,

  by JustAnOrdinaryGirl 15 lines, 3 comments, on Aug 12 11:22 AM 2006. In Other, Love, Dark

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• Failing to Climb again.

  I remember / when I once bleed / red. / Those were the days / when I would smile / for no apparent reason. / I was a happy child. / I didn'

  by Fallen Under Light 52 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 28 8:40 AM 2007. In Life, Pain, Personal, Self, Freewrite

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• Crimson Seeds

  Take me away, / From this place I go, / Where I keep warmth at bay. / Kindled flame guide me home. / In this place I am trapped, / Locked in with my fears alone. / I'm drifting back between the bars. / Get

  by Sorath 22 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 28 2:11 AM 2007. In Sad, Pain, Personal

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• Goodbye

  by Easy Way Out 28 lines, 13 comments, on Nov 1 8:19 AM 2005. In Sad, Dark

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• Plead

  Would it matter
  Would anyone care

  by Phoenix Moon 67 lines, 4 comments, on May 10 6:58 PM 2006. In Personal

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• R.I.P.

  Life goes on / / People come and they go / / But today I'll admit / / Has gone very slow / / / / Such sorrow / / In so many eyes /

  by EmmaDilemma93 44 lines, 4 comments, on May 10 9:27 PM 2007

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• Tracy Evans (Part One of Three)

  by ventus11 59 lines, 10 comments, on Jun 21 6:13 PM 2007. In Sad, Personal, Thoughts, Abuse

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• Pathetic Tool

  You are left for dead / As I sleep soundly beneath your bed / You will awake to see my face / Shaking, dissapointed in your disgrace / I can see into your eyes / Through your vulgar disguise / And your lies f

  by DancingShadowCorpse 34 lines, on Jun 27 11:29 AM 2007. In Dark, Pain, Anger, Hate

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• Monster

  My pen is a sword / My paper, a shield / I cant fight off this pain / Burning my insides / From the cavernous depths below / This monster /

  by Improv Machinery 22 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 26 8:50 AM 2007

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• Lost in Despair

  by Synthetic-Nightmare 64 lines, 5 comments, on Jun 25 3:04 PM 2007. In emo, cutting, dark, death, pain, personal, thoughts, weird, life, agony, twisted, blood

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• I'm Destroying this, aren't I?

  Watch me fall / because i've done it again, / haven't I? / I shouldn't speak / I shouldn't Think / because now all I'm doing / Is hurting y

  by Soten-Jaganshi 37 lines, 13 comments, on Jun 26 2:12 PM 2007

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• Smile like it didn't mean a thing

  Scream so loud, so that I can't hear.
  bleed so much my eyes can't see,

  by Soten-Jaganshi 37 lines, 35 comments, on Mar 13 1:40 AM 2007. In dark, depression, hatred

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• Pretty Baby; She's gonna Drag you Down.

  She can grace him / and she's smiling across the room / with pretty painted eyes. / Her lips the color, / he could only dream / in fantasie

  by Soten-Jaganshi 50 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 26 2:59 PM 2007

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• Flying Nightmares

  hey / hey / hey baby wanna go? / let's dance this night to hell, / And in the morning we'll pray to the heavens / for a repreieve from the

  by Soten-Jaganshi 37 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 26 1:16 PM 2007

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• Thoughts From a Waiting Room

  They're all sitting there like they don't know what's hit them, / Still ignorance is a bliss I can't maintain. / Blank faces with made up minds, thats what I'm in for, / Why I even wait for them, I'll never know. /

  by glued-to 13 lines, 6 comments, on Jun 27 1:32 PM 2007. In Thoughts, Weird

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• My confessions

  As I face the night
  and witness the death of light...

  by Easy Way Out 42 lines, 4 comments, on Dec 14 7:41 AM 2005. In Sad, Personal, Dark

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Comments

• By me, right now

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  Tragyk
  June 15, 2007
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  hey i have a poem that is more than 50 lines but i thought it would be good for this so i entered it
  
  everything I had is gone
• umpa lumpa
  June 15, 2007
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  how do i put that in authors box where is it at
• 
  Rainy Days
  June 21, 2007
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  I wrote something that I liked alot, but it turned out to be 93 lines. Oh well... I might enter something else.
• Tragyk
  June 25, 2007
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  everything I had is gone
• 
  ventus11
  June 27, 2007
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  wheres the auther box?

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