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It's the way they all
need the story to finishI...
Posted on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 6:36 PM
It's the way they all
need the story to finishI can give them? not a future
But as much as I can
She was crying, becoming incoherentHer sorrow brought tears to my eyesI'd no idea that she
cared so much for meAlmost as much as I cared for herI hadn't realized that we loved each
other
Even if Jared had never asked me for this, even if Jared did not exist? Once this path had
occurred to me, I would have had to proceed down itI loved her that much
No wonder the success rate for resistant hosts was so low here on EarthOnce we learned to
love our human host, what hope did we souls have? We could not exist at the expense of one
we lovedA soul cheap chanel bags could not live that way
I rolled myself over and, in the starlight, I looked at my body
My hands were dirty and scratched, but under the surface blemishes, they were beautifulThe
skin was a pretty sun-browned color; even bleached in the pale light, it was prettyThe nails
were chewed short but still healthy and smooth, with little half moons of white at the basesI
fluttered my fingers, watching the muscles pull the bones in graceful patternsI let them dance
above me, where they became black fluid shapes against the stars
I ran them through my hairIt was almost to my shoulders nowAfter a
few weeks of shampoo in hotel showers and Health vitamins, it faux gucci bag was glossy and soft again
I stretched my arms out as far as they would go, tugging against the tendons until some of my
joints crackedThey could pull me up a mountainside, they could carry a
heavy load, they could plow a fieldBut they were also softThey could hold a child, they could
comfort a friend, they could love? but that was not for me
I took a deep breath, and tears welled out of the corners of my eyes and rolled down my temples
into my hair
I tensed the muscles in my legs, felt their ready strength and speedI wanted to run, to have an
open field that I could race across just to see how fast I could goI wanted to do this barefoot,
so tiffany toggle necklace I could feel the earth beneath my feetI wanted to feel the wind fly through my hairI wanted
it to rain, so that I could smell it in the air as I ran
My feet flexed and pointed slowly, to the rhythm of my breathing
I traced my face with my fingertipsThey were warm on my skin, skin that was smooth and
prettyI was glad I was giving Melanie her face back the way it had beenI closed my eyes and
stroked my eyelids
I'd lived in so many bodies, but never one I loved like thisNever one that I craved in this way
Of course, this would be the one I'd have to give up
The irony made me laugh, and I concentrated on the feel of the air that popped in little louis vuitton travel bags bubbles
from my chest and up through my throatLaughter was like a fresh breeze?it cleaned its way
through the body, making everything feel goodDid other species have such a simple healer? I
couldn't remember one
I touched my lips and remembered how it felt to kiss Jared, and how it felt to kiss IanNot
everyone got to kiss so many other beautiful bodiesI'd had more than some, even in this short
time
It was just so short! Maybe a year now, I wasn't completely sureJust one quick revolution of a
blue green planet around an unexceptional yellow starThe shortest life of any I'd ever lived
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