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The Dark Side of the Moon

The dark side of the moon, so forlone and cold. Not a ray of light on its surface, not a hope of warmth in sight. So is the heart I carry, a sinners sin, a moments weakness. The touch of pride, the lust that does not die. Like the dark side of the moon I carry the shadow of my past. Honor and justice are prime, but I'll have to pay for my crime. I have betrayed hope, and drowned love. There is no way out, that I know of. I wait around the dark side of the moon, till there is no air in my lungs. This side is mine and mine alone. No one knows for how long now, I've kept this secret alive. But in the dark side of the moon, no one really knows, about the miseries the human body holds. Airless, breathless I stand in the darkness. Unreal and numb to the world. My heart is heavy from the whispers of the past. How long now, will I with hold? I smile at people as the walk by me, but they dont know that my life is a lie. They cant see the darkness I am standing in, nor can the sense my

The girl with the black swimming cap

Hello! Yes, I am the girl with the black swimming cap. It summer and so I decided to join a pool. I joined a place which is somewhere near the beach. Its a nice pool, a little small though compared to the 50mts pool I used to go to. This pool has a mixed batch of men and women. I am not sure if I should even mention women because there are only two of us who come regularly and there is this other lady who comes once in a while. You might wonder why should you read something about a swimming pool! Its the most boring thing. What could possibly happen there. But read on, I am sure you will find it interesting. Now I would like to split the crowd in groups. First you have the kids. Yes, they can be a lot of fun to watch and all that, with the cute little faces in colorful swimming costumes. But just as you begin to swim they always seem to wriggle in your way. When we were younger our moms told us to be nice to the new kids in class or where ever. Here little ones (who are younger than te