Push me hard, watch me unwind
Undo the tangles of my mind
Now string me out and beat me fine
Kick off the sluggishness of time

Control my body, but not my soul
Have not a fear of what may go
Erase my tragic-hazard thoughts
Wipe clean the horrors that I sought

And so I stop and seek the peace
Still hope for wickedness to cease
Invade a tranquil pause in time
Absorb the joyful things I find
Now close my eyes, and walk the line

Name: Riah D.

Age: 18

Interests: Stories full of angst, tragedy, endurance, love, humor (preferably satirical), adventure, and occasional randomness

Life and all its ups and downs and inbetweens

Creating visual and verbal art; writing poetry is one of my ultimate pastimes, as well as the occasional short story

Being who I am and continually standing up to those who don't like what that encompasses

4/18/08 Due to personal reasons, I will be undergoing a short hiatus. Thank you for all the reviews, and I hope that you all will bear with me until I can find the time and will to update again. I deeply apologize for any inconvieniences that I may have caused. Thank you.

Sincerely, Riah D.

10/23/09 I am back. It's been a very long time, but life throws things at us sometimes that we have to overcome. With that said, I'md going to keep writing and I hope improve as a poet. I'm giving up the stories though :P Those take waaaaaay too much thought.

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