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Stanvert (4)
She grabs his hand, like before but not, They leave the pool, with the falls behind them. The jungle is more than he can imagine. Colors. Sounds. His fear drowned by amazement.
Stanvert (3)
It starts with her. She is no little girl. She is a woman. Unlike any woman he’s ever seen. “Are you…” “Are you her?” he asks. “Yes, and no.” she says. “We have to keep going.” she says.
Stanvert (2)
He washes ashore She’s there, at the bottom of the falls. She helps him up, out of the water dripping and wet. He breaths deeply. A million new smells. A million new sights.
Stanvert (1)
Down, down, down, down. He falls. Crash. He can feel the cold, and the wet, and the roar. He opens his eyes.
Comfort (Complete)
Head alive and buzzing hard, Slow opening of the eyes, Blinking painfully, Closing the eyes, Go back to sleep, go back to sleep, go back to sleep, My mind won’t let me. My leg begins to shake, A little, just … Continue reading
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Comfort (14)
Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinners, Now, And at the hour of our deaths.
Comfort (13)
I am gently rocked back to sleep. This was not some drug, This was not more alcohol, This was not a lover, Or my family, or my own will. This was Mary.
Comfort (12)
I am in someone’s arms. They have me, They are holding me, Everything will be alright, Everything will be fine, Life sucks for now, it will get better.
Comfort (11)
And then it happens, It all just washes away, All at once, Like slipping into the ocean, A warm, comfortable, good ocean. The pain, the terrible, the pity. Gone.
Comfort (10)
The self pity goes deep, The terrible runs deep, The loathing runs deep, Oh woe is me, It’s my fault anyways, Oh woe is me.
