<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935392550411110408</id><updated>2024-09-04T16:12:01.742-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A Breath of Fresh Air;;</title><subtitle type='html'>A view that none know and the view even less expected. No one knows, let alone understands the rationale behind the mask that covers the face and the actions produced; if you can reason with the words written, you&#39;ll know more than anyone about this highly misunderstood and misread person that so whole-heartedly, underneath the livid surface, just wants the kindness shown to others..to be returned.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pinkbandito.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/935392550411110408/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pinkbandito.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>pinkbandito</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09977045989969331061</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0zpfivmBjEhS14Qp22P7ZdT0MTt2S-AylRxmWfXQRV-TnA6fy3jYv2gXbPy1cSFeg2FuyM5mEhk4hLAYzIg3ACURsoEVP3hKZM5MhVuR9txBFZWgt3qSgEr4GhnAEtw/s220/28543_425573261756_717181756_5310161_6975556_n.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935392550411110408.post-2418835307275499096</id><published>2010-12-02T19:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-02T20:49:59.713-08:00</updated><title type='text'>II</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Second Dress.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Coffee warms my fingertips&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;clouds fill every thought&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;the touch of your skin excites my hips&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;your kisses warm my lips.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;To dream by nature I was taught&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;and my dreams seem to revolve around your grip.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I look to years past&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;to consult the fragrant judge.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Could he be the one that might last?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I close my eyes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;and take a deep breath&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;then take a step back&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I won&#39;t go through the the pains I felt.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Never again I tell myself.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I want him so&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I just can&#39;t quite let go&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;He makes me believe the world is mine&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;And when he&#39;s with me&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;he feels divine&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;his heart floats higher than the eye can see.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;His breath draws me near.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Everything feels all too clear&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;and when his cheek brushes mine&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;butterflies float up my spine.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I can feel his soul.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;It&#39;s whispering in my ear&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;that my heart is his goal&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I hear my alarm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;And as I feared&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The way I took his charm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Wasn&#39;t quite as it appeared.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;And here I am again.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;All strung out my heart&#39;s a mess&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I&#39;m tearing my dreams of the dress&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;And throwing them to the sky&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;if they fly I&#39;ll always know&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I can&#39;t wear another dress.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Never another dress.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pinkbandito.blogspot.com/feeds/2418835307275499096/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://pinkbandito.blogspot.com/2010/12/second-dress.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/935392550411110408/posts/default/2418835307275499096'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/935392550411110408/posts/default/2418835307275499096'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pinkbandito.blogspot.com/2010/12/second-dress.html' title='II'/><author><name>pinkbandito</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09977045989969331061</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0zpfivmBjEhS14Qp22P7ZdT0MTt2S-AylRxmWfXQRV-TnA6fy3jYv2gXbPy1cSFeg2FuyM5mEhk4hLAYzIg3ACURsoEVP3hKZM5MhVuR9txBFZWgt3qSgEr4GhnAEtw/s220/28543_425573261756_717181756_5310161_6975556_n.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935392550411110408.post-6717427643732602119</id><published>2010-12-01T16:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-01T17:22:16.507-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Hope.</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;All Until I&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;All the spring I touched my toes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;into waters that chilled me neigh my nose.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I would wander the brems til my breath was gone&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;til my heart sang a song &#39;bout the loneliest eves.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;My mind would quarry til the sun broke dawn.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Why must the loneliest hearts be worn on the sleeves?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Until a light in my heart lit most alpengawn&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;and my eyes became foggy as I fell to the ground.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I stumbled to the spawn of the Bay Rum&#39;s splendid mound.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;It&#39;s looming beaudeal accompanied it&#39;s frawn&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;into my senses the Balm of Gilead downed.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Thoughts of enamored sovereignty endowed my mind&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;and endeared my heart to forlough.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Momentarily and on, my mourning-cloak heart&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;would narrate a tale to all sorrows forgo.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The sadness entailed was to forever depart.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I know&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;for to seek is to abate&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;but to wait is to endow the soul&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;more chance than the mind could tow.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pinkbandito.blogspot.com/feeds/6717427643732602119/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://pinkbandito.blogspot.com/2010/12/hope.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/935392550411110408/posts/default/6717427643732602119'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/935392550411110408/posts/default/6717427643732602119'/><link rel='alternate' 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