Measure the limit of yourself
in vials; like a capsule for the encapsulated.
Admiration can make you absent
from the landmark bodies of evidence
until the final blow, when retreat
is you're only option.
Author notes
“No matter how much you think you love somebody, you’ll step back when the pool of their blood edges up too close.”
Contest Piece
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- Chuck Palahniuk-- one by birch.
300 points, ended February 12, 2008, 6 entries
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Comments
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great stuff, very thought provoking indeed.
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this has the most philosophical approach of the entries i have read so far, and for that reason, i am liking it.
justin -
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Thank you so much! I wasn't sure of the direction I took but I just had to enter the contest!!!
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