☆°▪︎ YOUR SMILING SECRET ▪︎°☆

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into

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deep . . .

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d

although

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y

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might

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otherwise

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believe,

there’s

.

n

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.

need

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t

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.

take

heed . . .

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 ~ no

need

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t

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otherwise

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about

what

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bring . . .

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into

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deep . . .

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swim

.

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into

.

t

h

e

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deep . . .

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I

took

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a

.

swim

.

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into

.

t

h

e

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deep . . .

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.

.

b

u

t

it

.

w

a

s

someone

else,

.

.

a

n

d

.

.

not

me.

Reflection: This was a personal struggle-themed poem that I wrote back in November of 2014 falls where the affected party struggles with internal and external demons – and just cannot seem to break the negative cycle. We get the feeling this will be a lifelong, all-consuming struggle, and that the affected party may never be able to escape the forces of struggle and darkness – and that anyone he or she comes into close contact with might suffer from the same.