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Attic Street reminded me of a homeless person. I stepped over a shattered bottle and made my way down the middle of the darkening street. The sidewalks were untouchable, crowded by oxidized old mobiles, molting couches so rank not even the dump trucks would touch them and uneven up heaved chunks of cement from the rebellious roots of trees. I could see that it had been a nice neighborhood, once. Maybe the fifties or sixties, at the latest. Each house was small, mostly red brick with wood decorations around the roof. They were all neglected shells of t


The Mystique of a SaladI stood in line at this particular food vendor for the first time, nervously watching the girls in front of me order. I had to pick up the lingo or suffer the indignity of looking like I had never ordered here before. God forbid the worker behind the counter should find out, right? The girl in front of me shuffled to the side and, suddenly, it was my turn. The worker stared at me expectantly.The Mystique of a Salad
"Half romaine, please," I said, voice more timid than I had originally been going for. The girl, her chestnut brown hair stuffed into a hair net, tonged some of my lettuce of choic
Camera Whore

FearsI am not afraid of the loss, of the sorrow of the potential for joy.Fears
I am not afraid of the time,
the glorious time filled with nothing.
I am not afraid of feelings, of inklings,
etched into the soul.
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I am afraid of not knowing the path I'll end up on, Of where-am-I-going tonight.
I am afraid of surprises, suspense sickness that stops all motion.
I am so afraid of unknowing,
so please,
please
tell me who you are.
And what you'll be to me.
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Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people.
-John Adams
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Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people.
-John Adams
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Once we know the number one, we believe that we know the number two, because one plus one equals two. We forget that first we must know the meaning of plus. ~Alphaville
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Emi Wee
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