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An Introduction, Four Years Later

by ~modestlyvainglorious, Apr 14, 2013, 6:05:50 PM
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My name is Torrie.
I like to pretend I have it all figured out.
Confidence is my game.
I like those shows girls aren't supposed to like,
but a lot of them do anyway.
I like the sun shining on my face,
but I hate the way it never seems to touch my legs.
I like talk radio about 80% of the time
and movies.
I love dogs and zoos
and running shorts.
I love maps and places I've never been

and coconut body spray.
I love pretending I haven't grown up,
When the truth is, I have.
I love coffee with cream and sugar,
but I wish I drank it black.
I love the color gray
and nail polish and messenger bags.

I love Vincent’s House at Arles and
my mermaid necklace.

I love the memory of your arms wrapped around me
and that stupid half grin.
I love the idea of you,
I still do.
I hate the idea of moving on.
I hate the fact that I have to.
But I can't hold on much longer,
Because it feels like you're just holding me under.

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An Introduction, Four Years LaterMy name is Torrie.
I like to pretend I have it all figured out.
Confidence is my game.
I like those shows girls aren't supposed to like,
but a lot of them do anyway.
I like the sun shining on my face,
but I hate the way it never seems to touch my legs.
I like talk radio about 80% of the time
and movies.
I love dogs and zoos
and running shorts.
I love maps and places I've never been
and coconut body spray.
I love pretending I haven't grown up,
When the truth is, I have.
I love coffee with cream and sugar,
but I wish I drank it black.
I love the color gray
and nail polish and messenger bags.
I love Vincent’s House at Arles and
my mermaid necklace.
I love the memory of your arms wrapped around me
and that stupid half grin.
I love the idea of you,
I still do.
I hate the idea of moving on.
I hate the fact that I have to.
But I can't hold on much longer,
Because it feels like you're just holding me under.An Introduction, Four Years Later by ~modestlyvainglorious

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i. introductiontell me about yourself.

tell me all about your wishes, hopes, & dreams.
tell me the secrets you've only told the trees,
the desires you've only told the rivers.
tell me stories of your childhood,
when you still believed in magic
and wishing stars.
tell me of your growing up
when santa claus turned out to be your father
and you learned why mom was so good at finding easter eggs.
tell me all your fears and i will scare them all away.
tell me about the monsters you're still convinced
are underneath your bed.
introduce me to your soul, my dear,
and i will show you mine.i. introduction by ~modestlyvainglorious

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i am lost in naturefind me.
i am lost in the sunshine and blue sky.
i think i made a wrong turn at the redwood trees.
but the chirping birds insisted i go north.
so i trekked and marched and dragged onward
until my feet could no longer reach solid ground.

find me.
i am lost in the warm sand and salty sea.
i think i made a wrong turn at the mississippi.
but those glugging guppies insisted i go west.
so i trekked and marched and dragged onward
until my feet were kicking and i was swimming.

find me.
i am lost in the rolling hills and smoky mountains.
i think i took a wrong turn in the muddy delta.
but those sweet magnolias told me east is where i need to be.
so i am lost in nature by ~modestlyvainglorious

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of broken hearts and magic.tonight, the stars look less like stars and more like the giant balls of gas people have been telling me they are.

tonight, i cannot find the constellations that i used to call my friends.

tonight, the ocean is a little less mysterious and a little more salty.

tonight i am wishing i knew nothing of magic because this would hurt a little less. i could chalk it up to chemicals and scoff at the idea of a broken heart.

i could leave it at let's be friends [or casual acquaintances] and never worry about what will happen if i run into you at the park.

but i know everything of magic and i felt it in my soul when i was with you and that i cannotof broken hearts and magic. by ~modestlyvainglorious

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by ~modestlyvainglorious, Jan 23, 2013, 6:56:26 PM
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i wrote something today.

maybe i'll put it up in the next couple of days. i usually forget.

i don't know what it is, but i've been so uninspired. but today at lunch, i sat outside and i listened to the birds and i felt the sun and i breathed the air and i wrote. and it works. mostly. might tweak a couple lines. but it works. and i love it. and it made me happy.

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Mood: Delighted
Watching: Supernatural [5x03]

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Current Residence: oklahoma.
Favourite genre of music: alternative. christian. country
Favourite photographer: allison sanders.
Favourite style of art: impressionism. pop art. post-impressionism.
Favourite cartoon character: Sokka <3
Personal Quote: "'Letting it get to you.' You know what that's called? Being alive. Best thing there is." [Eleven, Doctor Who]

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*Pickled-Poppy Apr 19, 2013 Student Writer

Thanks a smillion for the favourite dear.x

~breathinginthestars Apr 14, 2013

thank you so much for the favourites, lovely. : )

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~patrick-brian Nov 17, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Thank you for the

on Prepared for the Zombie Apocalypse, Torrie! I appreiate your support.

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*Khudozhnik Sep 11, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

thanks for the +fav

*O-Gosh Aug 6, 2012

Have a wonderful birthday, Torrie

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