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The air is blue
The flame is white
The Earth seems to spin
beneath my eyes
Entranced
Happy
Lancelot Price 2014 December 5
The flame is white
The Earth seems to spin
beneath my eyes
Entranced
Happy
Lancelot Price 2014 December 5
Literature
The Ballerina
She watches from backstage as her partner performs his variation. The stage lights seem to get brighter, and the space in the wings seem to close in. She can feel her heart beating faster. Her partner’s short solo seems to last an eternity. She flexes and points her feet as she waits. Finally the music stops. She closes her eyes. She can hear thunderous applause, but it sounds distant, like it’s coming from another world. She centers herself, preparing for the most important two minutes of her life: her first solo as prima ballerina. The applause seems to go on forever. She fears that she will always be overshadowed by her talent
Literature
Haiku
my fingers
tributaries -
running around your knuckles
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Idols
“She had everything you could ever want, and yet she let it all go up in flames.
“She won hundreds of awards for her flights, and she’d tell so many stories from all the places she’d been; places you could only dream about going: Africa, Paris, London, Australian, you name it; she’d been there. She was this shining heroine in the Aviation industry dominated by men. But everything went downhill one flight.
“The turbulence was extra strong, or so they say. The plane was going down. She tried to call for help, but no one answered. It was her, one other passenger, and one parachute. She knew what she had to d
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A beautiful little piece here, Lance. It makes me feel calm and (almost) happy just to read it. (You know I can't allow myself real happiness.) 