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torn


Have you ever been
stuck 

between now

and what happens

next

you’re just spinning 
your 
wheels

in your own
 private 
Levittown 

space

everything is so

safe

everyone’s
 
predictably the

same

if you could just

leave

you wouldn’t 

care about so much

pain

Rene - 2013

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  1. Brian MillerAugust 15, 2013 at 8:27 AM

    safe and predictable is what many crazy
    and for the rest of us
    it can seem so suffocating

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  2. HelenAugust 15, 2013 at 11:16 AM

    ... it's like being stuck in the Stepford Wives world. Ugh.

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  3. UnknownAugust 16, 2013 at 5:35 PM

    yes, this is exactly where i am stuck right now. thank you for writing about it. x

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  4. Other MaryAugust 23, 2013 at 11:13 AM

    Yea, I'm there now too. You got it just right!

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