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      <title>My delusional Thoughts!</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:23:17 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>When hello means goodbye...!</title>
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         <description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Stolen Moments &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;I got to see my belly getting larger.&lt;br /&gt;I got to see my babies on a screen.&lt;br /&gt;I got to feel them moving inside me.&lt;br /&gt;I got to experience the feeling of them kicking.&lt;br /&gt;While that is amazing,&lt;br /&gt;What I lost is even greater.&lt;br /&gt;I had the honor of giving birth,&lt;br /&gt;But not the privilege of bringing them home.&lt;br /&gt;I will never get to hold them alive.&lt;br /&gt;I will never hear their first words,&lt;br /&gt;See their first steps,&lt;br / ...</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:19:02 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Untitled </title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2130/untitled-/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Another sleepless night has begun &lt;br /&gt;I cry for no one will give me a gun &lt;br /&gt;I just sit back and let the tears fly &lt;br /&gt;and hope that no one knows that I cry.&lt;/p&gt; ...</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:17:49 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>wander </title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2129/wander-/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;As death wanders across silky white skin&lt;br /&gt;I wonder what may have been &lt;br /&gt;Your eyes so much like your brothers&lt;br /&gt;So perfect&lt;br /&gt;But still so still&lt;br /&gt;Your fingers, toes&lt;br /&gt;Everything is perfect&lt;br /&gt;But everything isnt perfect&lt;br /&gt;Your body &lt;br /&gt;Its still&lt;br /&gt;It does not move&lt;br /&gt;Your breath&lt;br /&gt;Never caught&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Still I wonder what may have been&lt;br /&gt;As I watch in the first pew&lt;br /&gt;The words the reverend says&lt;br /&gt;Theyre a dream&lt;br /&gt;A fantasy&lt;br /&gt;My babies are ...</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:16:50 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>lust </title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2128/lust-/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;When shall these dreams subside&lt;br /&gt;Forbid myself whats inside&lt;br /&gt;Lure me through the naked sheets&lt;br /&gt;Taste of what secretes&lt;br /&gt;Beneath the skin&lt;br /&gt;Behind the grin&lt;br /&gt;The stench lies&lt;br /&gt;In disguise&lt;br /&gt;Maybe I should theorize&lt;br /&gt;Whats between these bare thighs&lt;br /&gt;Going deep&lt;br /&gt;With in this heap&lt;br /&gt;Wetness grows&lt;br /&gt;A voice echoes&lt;br /&gt;Within the pillows&lt;br /&gt;Tis just my voice&lt;br /&gt;But not my choice&lt;br /&gt;Ecstasy at its peak&lt;br /&gt;Ravaging technique&lt;br /&gt;Screams fall &lt; ...</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:15:09 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>daddy </title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2127/daddy-/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Within these eyes&lt;br /&gt;Are many lies&lt;br /&gt;Secrets kept&lt;br /&gt;About how they wept&lt;br /&gt;Drama follows&lt;br /&gt;On tiptoes&lt;br /&gt;Secretly &lt;br /&gt;Dismembering&lt;br /&gt;Desperately&lt;br /&gt;Remembering&lt;br /&gt;Bleaching out innocence&lt;br /&gt;Masterminding vengeance&lt;br /&gt;Thinking up new ways&lt;br /&gt;Setting words ablaze&lt;br /&gt;Cradling a cigarette &lt;br /&gt;Absolutely no regret&lt;br /&gt;Never will this hate&lt;br /&gt;Dissipate&lt;/p&gt; ...</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:14:18 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>the price</title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2125/the-price/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;You think Im bitchy&lt;br /&gt;But Im just risky&lt;br /&gt;Maybe Im crazy&lt;br /&gt;And a little racy&lt;br /&gt;But Im worth it baby&lt;br /&gt;Ill take you in my hands&lt;br /&gt;Follow ALL your demands&lt;br /&gt;Whether the pants fall&lt;br /&gt;Or Im up against a wall&lt;br /&gt;Doesnt matter if Im sober&lt;br /&gt;Bend me over&lt;br /&gt;Feel the effects &lt;br /&gt;Of satisfying my sex&lt;br /&gt;Dont like a teaser&lt;br /&gt;Need a pleaser&lt;br /&gt;Make it long&lt;br /&gt;Make it hard&lt;br /&gt;Leave no regard&lt;br /&gt;For I need this&lt;br /&gt;Total bliss&lt;br /&gt;Clouding &lt;br /&gt;Addictio ...</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:13:15 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Today </title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2124/today-/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;I found today&lt;br /&gt;My own decay&lt;br /&gt;Within an ashtray&lt;br /&gt;Gotta run away&lt;br /&gt;For I die away&lt;br /&gt;Charcoal gray&lt;br /&gt;No sun today&lt;br /&gt;Cant find my way&lt;br /&gt;Gotta break away&lt;br /&gt;A morality play&lt;br /&gt;Order of the day&lt;br /&gt;Its everyday&lt;br /&gt;Gotta obey&lt;br /&gt;Waste away&lt;br /&gt;Show dismay&lt;br /&gt;With no delay&lt;br /&gt;By the way&lt;br /&gt;Go away&lt;br /&gt;For just today&lt;/p&gt; ...</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:11:52 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>War </title>
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         <description>&lt;p&gt;Thursday, August 03, 2006 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dont pretend&lt;br /&gt;To overextend&lt;br /&gt;Your heart to me&lt;br /&gt;For I know the fee&lt;br /&gt;Cant you see&lt;br /&gt;Im already free&lt;br /&gt;Today is mine&lt;br /&gt;So dont you whine&lt;br /&gt;Let me advise&lt;br /&gt;Look in my eyes&lt;br /&gt;Behind the disguise&lt;br /&gt;Visualize &lt;br /&gt;Our past ties&lt;br /&gt;And someone dies&lt;br /&gt;Forget my voice&lt;br /&gt;Find another choice&lt;br /&gt;The bruises healed&lt;br /&gt;Never revealed&lt;br /&gt;Causing ice&lt;br /&gt;To entice&lt;br /&gt;The broken heart&lt;br /&gt;A work or art&lt;br /&gt;Loves been  ...</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:09:12 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Man in black</title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2122/man-in-black/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;My dreams&lt;br /&gt;It seems&lt;br /&gt;Are empty themes&lt;br /&gt;Announcing&lt;br /&gt;The devils spawn&lt;br /&gt;As fears&lt;br /&gt;From past years&lt;br /&gt;Fall upon&lt;br /&gt;Thoughtless ears&lt;br /&gt;Innocence&lt;br /&gt;And abstinence&lt;br /&gt;Being stolen away&lt;br /&gt;Made into a buffet&lt;br /&gt;For Im the whore&lt;br /&gt;Lying on the floor&lt;br /&gt;Ill instigate&lt;br /&gt;Use you as bait&lt;br /&gt;Ill accentuate&lt;br /&gt;Ill make you believe&lt;br /&gt;And make you envy&lt;br /&gt;Just try to remember&lt;br /&gt;That my hearts ember&lt;br /&gt;Its blazing hate&lt;br /&gt;Buckling under the we ...</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:06:02 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Black and Blue </title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2121/black-and-blue-/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;I loved you&lt;br /&gt;Yet I lost you&lt;br /&gt;Guess I knew&lt;br /&gt;Eventually &lt;br /&gt;Youd say adieu&lt;br /&gt;I was your first&lt;br /&gt;Your thirst&lt;br /&gt;Eventually&lt;br /&gt;Needed to be nursed&lt;br /&gt;Its such a pity&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;nbsp;was so witty&lt;br /&gt;And very pretty&lt;br /&gt;Eventually&lt;br /&gt;Things turned&amp;nbsp;shitty.&lt;br /&gt;Here I sit&lt;br /&gt;Waiting for the hit&lt;br /&gt;Itll never quit&lt;br /&gt;But eventually&lt;br /&gt;Bit-by-bit&lt;br /&gt;Ill learn to submit&lt;br /&gt;Black &amp;amp; Blue&lt;br /&gt;This cant be true&lt;br /&gt;This&amp;nbsp;isnt you&lt;br /&gt;Eventually tho ...</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:02:09 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>What you want...</title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2120/what-you-want/</link>
         <description>&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;I.am &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;F&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;A&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; L&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; L&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;N&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/st ...</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:01:11 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Goodbye </title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2119/goodbye-/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Look at me&lt;br /&gt;can&amp;#39;t you see&lt;br /&gt;I just want to be&lt;br /&gt;free&lt;br /&gt;you&amp;#39;ve torn away&lt;br /&gt;made me obey&lt;br /&gt;every word that you&amp;nbsp;say&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#39;ve tried to be strong&lt;br /&gt;for so long&lt;br /&gt;everything&amp;#39;s wrong&lt;br /&gt;no place to belong&lt;br /&gt;so I sit and I cry&lt;br /&gt;and try to deny&lt;br /&gt;as to what I imply&lt;br /&gt;Screaming at the sky&lt;br /&gt;trying to implore&lt;br /&gt;i&amp;#39;ll fight no more&lt;br /&gt;in this retched war&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#39;ve lost before&lt;br /&gt;so let&amp;#39;s review&lt;br /&gt;yes i&amp;#39;m finally ...</description>
         <guid>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2119/goodbye-/</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:59:08 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>questionable question</title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2118/questionable-question/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Monday, August 07, 2006 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I told him how I felt&lt;br /&gt;How my love never did melt&lt;br /&gt;If he felt the same way&lt;br /&gt;He didnt say&lt;br /&gt;It was kinda gray&lt;br /&gt;Neither black nor white&lt;br /&gt;So when he asked&lt;br /&gt;I relished and basked&lt;br /&gt;In these emotions&lt;br /&gt;With no bogus notion&lt;br /&gt;Now I think though&lt;br /&gt;That maybe below&lt;br /&gt;Theres another intent&lt;br /&gt;An aim to torment&lt;br /&gt;So maybe I should be smart&lt;br /&gt;And guard my heart&lt;br /&gt;Hes my true love&lt;br /&gt;But maybe hes tired of&lt;br /&gt;A lo ...</description>
         <guid>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2118/questionable-question/</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:58:06 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Man in Black (revised)</title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2117/man-in-black-revised/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;My dreams, it seems&lt;br /&gt;Are empty themes&lt;br /&gt;They announce&lt;br /&gt;The demon spawn&lt;br /&gt;As my fears from past years&lt;br /&gt;Fall upon thoughtless ears&lt;br /&gt;Innocence and abstinence&lt;br /&gt;Were stolen away&lt;br /&gt;Which has made me a buffet&lt;br /&gt;Thats why Im the whore&lt;br /&gt;Lying on the floor&lt;br /&gt;I will instigate&lt;br /&gt;And use you as bait&lt;br /&gt;Make you believe&lt;br /&gt;And make you envy&lt;br /&gt;My dear do remember&lt;br /&gt;That my hearts only ember&lt;br /&gt;Its blazing hate&lt;br /&gt;Buckling under this heavy weight &lt;b ...</description>
         <guid>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2117/man-in-black-revised/</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:56:50 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Again </title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2116/again-/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Your voice now only bellows through the night&lt;br /&gt;Words that make me shiver with fright&lt;br /&gt;So, whatever I have&amp;nbsp;done this time&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#39;m sorry, I&amp;#39;ll never do it again&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Night turns into morning light&lt;br /&gt;I stand alone preparing for the day&lt;br /&gt;He rises from the bed and vows&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#39;m sorry, I&amp;#39;ll never do it again&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;My existence bathes in this cycle&lt;br /&gt;From day to night, and night to day &lt;br /&gt;Our voices echo over and over&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#39;m sorry, I&amp;#39;ll never ...</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:55:42 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>A poem after the funeral(revised & with title now)</title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2115/a-poem-after-the-funeralrevised-with-title-now/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Tuesday, August 08, 2006 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;Fleshy Tomb&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Within my belly, life was granted.&lt;br /&gt;A seed was planted, but after one &lt;br /&gt;became two, my stomach ached;&lt;br /&gt;it&amp;#39;s not the flu. Two months later&lt;br /&gt;mother-nature isn&amp;#39;t knocking at my door.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Each test produces a positive.&lt;br /&gt;I go to see the doctor, &lt;br /&gt;excitement grows; but the doctor&amp;#39;s &lt;br /&gt;comment amazes us all--we expect twins;&lt;br /&gt;they&amp;#39;re coming this fall.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A few months later  ...</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:54:29 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>control </title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2114/control-/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Wednesday, August 09, 2006 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cause of you&lt;br /&gt;Ive lost my,&lt;br /&gt;Self respect&lt;br /&gt;Confidence &lt;br /&gt;And self worth.&lt;br /&gt;Are you proud,&lt;br /&gt;That you have,&lt;br /&gt;Broken me,&lt;br /&gt;Finally?&lt;br /&gt;Here goes my,&lt;br /&gt;Lonely pride&lt;br /&gt;And delight&lt;br /&gt;As your fist&lt;br /&gt;Makes contact&lt;br /&gt;With my jaw.&lt;br /&gt;Another&lt;br /&gt;Precious bruise&lt;br /&gt;Happy now?&lt;br /&gt;Control is&lt;br /&gt;Yours to keep.&lt;/p&gt; ...</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:52:51 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Burning Flame</title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2113/burning-flame/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;There is a flame;&lt;br /&gt;that is burning...&lt;br /&gt;deep within.&lt;br /&gt;Casting shadows,&lt;br /&gt;upon lonely&lt;br /&gt;broken pieces,&lt;br /&gt;of my heart.&lt;br /&gt;With each promise&lt;br /&gt;that is spoken&lt;br /&gt;a new flame&lt;br /&gt;spreads like locusts&lt;br /&gt;across my hopes&lt;br /&gt;burning brightly&lt;br /&gt;only to...&lt;br /&gt;in the end,&lt;br /&gt;wither away&lt;br /&gt;leaving behind&lt;br /&gt;a blanket of&lt;br /&gt;dirty ash.&lt;br /&gt;What happens though&lt;br /&gt;when the fuel,&lt;br /&gt;dissipates,&lt;br /&gt;leaving nothing&lt;br /&gt;for you to destroy.&lt;br /&gt;Will you t ...</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:51:56 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Bleed </title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2112/bleed-/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Slash my wrists and make me bleed,&lt;br /&gt;give me the desire that I need.&lt;br /&gt;Please don&amp;#39;t make me beg and plead,&lt;br /&gt;Because my soul needs to be freed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This hurting is killing my soul,&lt;br /&gt;My innocence is what you stole.&lt;br /&gt;I guess your goal&lt;br /&gt;Was to make me walk this painful stroll.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Power is what you needed,&lt;br /&gt;Even though I pleaded.&lt;br /&gt;You still proceeded,&lt;br /&gt;This nightmare has exceeded.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You kicked me to the floor,&lt;br /&gt;And my body is what you explored ...</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:50:34 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>The Breakdown</title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2111/the-breakdown/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Monday, August 28, 2006 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I suppose, as I look up&lt;br /&gt;I can see a rainbow&lt;br /&gt;-birds still fly, but it&lt;br /&gt;doesn&amp;#39;t feel like my sky&lt;br /&gt;-anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And when I look back&lt;br /&gt;down-I can hear a murmur&lt;br /&gt;where did the ground go&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#39;m too tired to swim&lt;br /&gt;-anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#39;s hard to put&lt;br /&gt;a star back in the sky&lt;br /&gt;I hear some say &amp;quot;let&amp;#39;s&lt;br /&gt;not try -anymore.&amp;quot; It&amp;#39;s &lt;br /&gt;when I breakdown.&lt;/p&gt; ...</description>
         <guid>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2111/the-breakdown/</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:48:29 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Dreams </title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2109/dreams-/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Wednesday, August 30, 2006 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;In my dreams I can fly&lt;br /&gt;to where the ocean&lt;br /&gt;meets the sky.&lt;br /&gt;A soft breeze&lt;br /&gt;takes me to see&lt;br /&gt;my lovely babies.&lt;br /&gt;I indulge in my angels&lt;br /&gt;so precious are they&lt;br /&gt;Red heads with freckles.&lt;br /&gt;I have so much to say...&lt;br /&gt;But as the tears clear&lt;br /&gt;and my voice you can hear&lt;br /&gt;A light begins to peer&lt;br /&gt;through a cloud that is near.&lt;br /&gt;And I know that it&amp;#39;s time&lt;br /&gt;for the breeze to take me&lt;br /&gt;through ...</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:47:14 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>But...?</title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2108/but/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Wednesday, August 30, 2006 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I am standing in the rain&lt;br /&gt;The tears unnoticeable on my cheeks&lt;br /&gt;But does that make they matter any less?&lt;br /&gt;Mascara running down my face&lt;br /&gt;Masking the bruise underneath&lt;br /&gt;Does this mean the bruise no longer hurts?&lt;br /&gt;My face no longer shows emotion&lt;br /&gt;As though the muscles have died&lt;br /&gt;But does that mean I have no feelings inside?&lt;br /&gt;I speak words that come from the heart&lt;br /&gt;Words that fall upon uncaring ears&lt;br /&gt;But does that m ...</description>
         <guid>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2108/but/</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:45:30 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>inside my bottle </title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2107/inside-my-bottle-/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Thursday, September 07, 2006 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;These delusional thoughts&lt;br /&gt;engulf my entirity&lt;br /&gt;stemming from the untaught&lt;br /&gt;as they cross the forbiden boundary&lt;br /&gt;as though death were the answer&lt;br /&gt;This war brewing&lt;br /&gt;Deep within myself&lt;br /&gt;trying desperately &lt;br /&gt;to discard this filth&lt;br /&gt;it has taken over&lt;br /&gt;as though nothing else matters&lt;br /&gt;The level of revenge&lt;br /&gt;has drastically risen&lt;br /&gt;the course is still unwritten&lt;br /&gt;i see love in front of me&lt;br /&gt;but i&amp;#39;m inca ...</description>
         <guid>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2107/inside-my-bottle-/</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:44:13 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>One of a kind...</title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2105/one-of-a-kind/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Tuesday, September 19, 2006 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;I finally found them today!&lt;br /&gt;They were tucked away beneath everything.&lt;br /&gt;I had to lightly blow on them.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;There was so much dust!&lt;br /&gt;It&amp;#39;s been so long since I&amp;#39;ve taken them out.&lt;br /&gt;I can&amp;#39;t remember the last time I did...!&lt;br /&gt;I know they&amp;#39;re not in the best of shape...&lt;br /&gt;but could you please...handle them with care?&lt;br /&gt;I can&amp;#39;t get them just anywhere!&lt;br /&gt;My &amp;quot;hopes and dreams&amp;quot;...,&lt;br  ...</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:42:39 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>My gift</title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2104/my-gift/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Sunday, September 24, 2006 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Punishment I take with pride&lt;br /&gt;As it arouses my desire to abide&lt;br /&gt;Although into my pillow I cried&lt;br /&gt;Unwillingly I smiled inside.&lt;br /&gt;The welts on my ass begin to rise&lt;br /&gt;The tear on my cheek, it slowly dries&lt;br /&gt;And my arrogance withers and dies.&lt;br /&gt;My submissiveness only grows&lt;br /&gt;Disobedience...a distant...echo&lt;br /&gt;As from my lips seeps, &amp;quot;thank you&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;I originally posted this differently. But  ...</description>
         <guid>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2104/my-gift/</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:41:26 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Finally found </title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2102/finally-found-/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Monday, October 02, 2006 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;My mind wanders gracefully...&lt;br /&gt;across these thoughts.&lt;br /&gt;Twisting..and turning;&lt;br /&gt;my desires into knots.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;The walls surrounding&lt;br /&gt;my delicate heart.&lt;br /&gt;Have crumbled,&lt;br /&gt;becoming precious art.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;The tears that once &lt;br /&gt;crystallized my hazel eyes&lt;br /&gt;Are now simmering beneath&lt;br /&gt;blinded by the heat.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;My voice once spoken&lt;br /&gt;so steady and calm&lt;br /&gt;Now begs and pl ...</description>
         <guid>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2102/finally-found-/</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:40:11 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Childhood Memories </title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2101/childhood-memories-/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Thursday, October 05, 2006 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Once upon a time&lt;br /&gt;and happily ever after.&lt;br /&gt;Saturday morning cartoons&lt;br /&gt;Many colored balloons.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Lightning bug nightlights&lt;br /&gt;Tag, Candyland&lt;br /&gt;Finger paintings, dolls&lt;br /&gt;and frilly little hair bands.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Memories of&amp;nbsp;childhood &lt;br /&gt;So happy and yet sad. &lt;br /&gt;For once I was so innocent. &lt;br /&gt;And then came along my dad &lt;/p&gt; ...</description>
         <guid>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2101/childhood-memories-/</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:37:18 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Inside </title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2099/inside-/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Thursday, October 19, 2006 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Haunted by my memories.&lt;br /&gt;They are smiling at me&lt;br /&gt;Mocking me!&lt;br /&gt;I hear the cries from the past&lt;br /&gt;The pleading echo within&lt;br /&gt;But I cannot care &lt;br /&gt;nor sympathize&lt;br /&gt;the untapped wells of emotion&lt;br /&gt;Begin to release&lt;br /&gt;This endless void of darkness&lt;br /&gt;Vivid flashes of before&lt;br /&gt;The pit of sorrow and hate&lt;br /&gt;The voices in my head are taunting&lt;br /&gt;Holding my hand and kissing my face&lt;br /&gt;Whispering deaths lullabie ...</description>
         <guid>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2099/inside-/</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:35:14 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Fly </title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2097/fly-/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Sunday, October 22, 2006 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fly, fly little wing&lt;br /&gt;Fly beyond imagining&lt;br /&gt;The softest cloud, the whitest dove&lt;br /&gt;Upon the wind of heaven&amp;#39;s love&lt;br /&gt;Past the planets and the stars&lt;br /&gt;Leave this lonely world of ours&lt;br /&gt;Escape the sorrow and the pain&lt;br /&gt;And fly again&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fly, fly precious one&lt;br /&gt;Your endless journey has begun&lt;br /&gt;Take your gentle happiness&lt;br /&gt;Far too beautiful for this&lt;br /&gt;Cross over to the other shore&lt;br /&gt;There is peace forevermore&lt;br /&gt; ...</description>
         <guid>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2097/fly-/</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:32:28 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>The purge within</title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2096/the-purge-within/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Wednesday, November 01, 2006 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Pregnant with evil&lt;br /&gt;The cords of death &lt;br /&gt;Entangle me&lt;br /&gt;Darkness and distress&lt;br /&gt;Gives birth to disillusionment&lt;br /&gt;Aroused by the bloodshed&lt;br /&gt;Deaths seductive words&lt;br /&gt;My body an utter ruin&lt;br /&gt;The jackal within &lt;br /&gt;Escapes&lt;br /&gt;Maliciously winking it&amp;#39;s eye&lt;br /&gt;Gnashing it&amp;#39;s teeth &lt;br /&gt;Preserving me&lt;br /&gt;Condemned to die&lt;br /&gt;Honey from the rock&lt;br /&gt;It&amp;#39;s satisfaction&lt;br /&gt;The shame&lt;br /&gt;never fully wip ...</description>
         <guid>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2096/the-purge-within/</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:30:09 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Devour my heart</title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2095/devour-my-heart/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Friday, November 03, 2006 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Silenced in darkness&lt;br /&gt;Pieces like pottery&lt;br /&gt;relief from my distress&lt;br /&gt;bloodthirsty and deceitful&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I lay my requests before you&lt;br /&gt;wait in expectation&lt;br /&gt;my bones are in agony&lt;br /&gt;worn out from groaning&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I consider the heavens&lt;br /&gt;moon and the stars&lt;br /&gt;pursue and overtake me&lt;br /&gt;trample my life to the ground&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I stumble and perish&lt;br /&gt;the memory uprooted&lt;br /&gt;ingnoring the cry&lt;br /&gt;wrestle with these thoughts ...</description>
         <guid>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2095/devour-my-heart/</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:27:40 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>failed </title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2093/failed-/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Wednesday, November 08, 2006 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Does it matter to you&lt;br /&gt;If tonight I break down&lt;br /&gt;My veins are pulsating&lt;br /&gt;with this toxic waste&lt;br /&gt;Sadly though, &lt;br /&gt;you don&amp;#39;t care&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My life is meaningless&lt;br /&gt;in so many ways&lt;br /&gt;so if I swallow some more&lt;br /&gt;maybe I&amp;#39;ll fall from grace&lt;br /&gt;it&amp;#39;s not like&lt;br /&gt;you will really care&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I try so hard&lt;br /&gt;failing each and every time&lt;br /&gt;It&amp;#39;s not all in my head&lt;br /&gt;you verified that for me&lt; ...</description>
         <guid>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2093/failed-/</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:26:08 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Yesterday </title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2092/yesterday-/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Tuesday, December 12, 2006 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Yesterday&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;It was...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;just that!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yesterday&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; ...</description>
         <guid>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2092/yesterday-/</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:24:11 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>The Beautiful Dream </title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2091/the-beautiful-dream-/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Saturday, December 16, 2006 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;My beautiful one, come with me&lt;br /&gt;Your face is lovely, eyes are doves&lt;br /&gt;Sweet voice, oh how my heart loves&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Please lay with me, upon my pillow&lt;br /&gt;My mind yearns to rest, thoughts of you&lt;br /&gt;with heavens grace, oh please be true.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Please love, do not wake me&lt;br /&gt;I hold you dear, the shadows flee&lt;br /&gt;I would kiss you, but there is only me&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ff99cc&quot;&gt;I thought that I would try ...</description>
         <guid>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2091/the-beautiful-dream-/</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:22:26 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>2007, a game of Russian Roulette!</title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2090/2007-a-game-of-russian-roulette/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Monday, January 01, 2007 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;It&amp;#39;s 2007,&lt;br /&gt;and I&amp;#39;m still here.&lt;br /&gt;God, damn you!&lt;br /&gt;Quit being a bitch.&lt;br /&gt;Each year&amp;#39;s a game to you.&lt;br /&gt;Letting&amp;nbsp;me get so close.&lt;br /&gt;Death consoles me.&lt;br /&gt;My constant, and only companion.&lt;br /&gt;Don&amp;#39;t you think I&amp;#39;ve tired enough?&lt;br /&gt;2007,&lt;br /&gt;What about next year?&lt;br /&gt;Will you allow me to cheat again?&lt;br /&gt;To&amp;nbsp;cheat and win&lt;br /&gt;at my personal game&lt;br /&gt;of Russian Roulette?&lt;/p&gt; ...</description>
         <guid>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2090/2007-a-game-of-russian-roulette/</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>First Blush </title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2089/first-blush-/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Wednesday, January 03, 2007 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Glimmering from within the trees&lt;br /&gt;Peeks the gleam of another day&lt;br /&gt;Dew drops lightly covering &lt;br /&gt;Each and every blade.&lt;br /&gt;Moisture covers the earth.&lt;br /&gt;Smothering the garden path &lt;br /&gt;Morning glories snaking &lt;br /&gt;around the lattice&lt;br /&gt;Revealing hidden pinks and blues&lt;br /&gt;Chimes singing on the porch&lt;br /&gt;Animating the approaching winds&lt;br /&gt;Robins and blue jays&lt;br /&gt;Create a relaxing melody&lt;br /&gt;Light comes across the tre ...</description>
         <guid>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2089/first-blush-/</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:18:21 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>You </title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2088/you-/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Saturday, January 06, 2007 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;A single kiss&lt;br /&gt;beats down&lt;br /&gt;my walls&lt;br /&gt;Emotions&lt;br /&gt;running wild&lt;br /&gt;Please don&amp;#39;t&lt;br /&gt;Make me &lt;br /&gt;Make me &lt;br /&gt;Remember&lt;br /&gt;this fear&lt;br /&gt;I just smile&lt;br /&gt;say simple words&lt;br /&gt;and watch&lt;br /&gt;as the door &lt;br /&gt;Closes&lt;br /&gt;Watching&lt;br /&gt;you drive&lt;br /&gt;into the night&lt;br /&gt;leaving me&lt;br /&gt;behind&lt;br /&gt;Tonight&lt;br /&gt;you aren&amp;#39;t mine&lt;br /&gt;Your scents&amp;#39;&lt;br /&gt;my only&lt;br /&gt;belonging&lt;br /&gt;Inside I stir&lt;br /&gt;and then&lt;br /&gt;t ...</description>
         <guid>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2088/you-/</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:15:44 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Clandestine Disease Transmission </title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2087/clandestine-disease-transmission-/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Saturday, January 27, 2007 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Paranoid euphoric high&lt;br /&gt;resulting from this chalk&lt;br /&gt;Need a quicker method&lt;br /&gt;to the top of the beanstalk&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;This shit&amp;#39;s my evil little buddy&lt;br /&gt;Up for days &amp;amp;&amp;nbsp;completely alert&lt;br /&gt;Another needle exchange&lt;br /&gt;and people to hurt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;This cycle&amp;#39;s getting worse&lt;br /&gt;But how to get out?&lt;br /&gt;The devil owns my soul&lt;br /&gt;And I&amp;#39;m all worn-out!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;I thought I&amp; ...</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:13:37 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Fate</title>
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         <description>&lt;p&gt;I carry scars inside and out,&lt;br /&gt;My scars are so deep I wanna shout.&lt;br /&gt;No one knows of my pain,&lt;br /&gt;Those who know me say I&amp;#39;m insane.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If only they would look deep inside,&lt;br /&gt;And feel my pain; how deep it is.&lt;br /&gt;They wouldn&amp;#39;t say I&amp;#39;m to blame.&lt;br /&gt;My broken heart they would see is in flames.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For the scars that I carry,&lt;br /&gt;With no other will I share.&lt;br /&gt;That&amp;#39;s how my heart was broken,&lt;br /&gt;Not a piece did they spare.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I gather up the tiny piec ...</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:10:46 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>I'm Free</title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2085/im-free/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Tuesday, February 06, 2007&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Don&amp;#39;t grieve for me, for now I&amp;#39;m free.&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#39;m following the path god has laid you see.&lt;br /&gt;I took his hand when I heard him call. &lt;br /&gt;I turned my back and left it all.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I could not stay another day.&lt;br /&gt;To laugh, to love, to work or play.&lt;br /&gt;Tasks left undone must stay that way.&lt;br /&gt;I found that peace at the close of the day.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If my parting has left a void.&lt;br /&gt;Then fill it with remembered joys.&lt;br /&gt;A friendship shared; a l ...</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:08:01 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>To the World!</title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2084/to-the-world/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Thursday, February 08, 2007&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another year&lt;br /&gt;living with the fear&lt;br /&gt;The boys&lt;br /&gt;My boys&lt;br /&gt;Protect me please&lt;br /&gt;Children never born&lt;br /&gt;Living with the scorn&lt;br /&gt;Another year&lt;br /&gt;a streaming tear&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#39;ve lost control&lt;br /&gt;&amp;amp; can&amp;#39;t pay the toll&lt;br /&gt;Another year&lt;br /&gt;dodging the spear&lt;br /&gt;give me back&lt;br /&gt;my boys&lt;br /&gt;all my boys&lt;br /&gt;marking another day&lt;br /&gt;i&amp;#39;m starting to decay&lt;br /&gt;for it&amp;#39;s another year&lt;/p&gt; ...</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:04:59 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>I HATE you! </title>
         <link>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2082/i-hate-you-/</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;Friday, February 09, 2007&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I hate you and your control&lt;br /&gt;here take it, take my soul&lt;br /&gt;You never loved me nor cared&lt;br /&gt;now i&amp;#39;ll never be repaired&lt;br /&gt;tears streaming down my face&lt;br /&gt;masking my lonely disgrace&lt;br /&gt;If only the world knew&lt;br /&gt;Or even had a preview...&lt;br /&gt;They&amp;#39;d understand why &lt;br /&gt;Why I completely snapped&lt;br /&gt;And failed to adapt&lt;br /&gt;It really ain&amp;#39;t my fault&lt;br /&gt;It was the constant assault&lt;br /&gt;Upon my body and emotions&lt;br /&gt;so just take your ...</description>
         <guid>http://www.shoutpost.com/read/ashlydawnspoetry/2082/i-hate-you-/</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:02:04 -0800</pubDate>
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