The Beginning
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Copyright © 2014 by Angelica Cortez.
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Rev. date: 11/17/2014
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Contents
Reality
Condemned
The Presence
Bittersweet
I Was There
My Choice
My Heart
Captive
Dad
Outcome
Imaginary Child
Where do I fit in?
That Cold Feeling
Dear Ms. Never Could Be
If Only
The Eye
The Near End
Lost
Breaking Free
Wise Advice to a 15-Year-Old Girl
Memories
Disguises
Limbo
Who Am I?
Shadows
The Lone Wolf
A Letter to My Wretched
Holes
My Wish
Recession
The Next Chapter
Devoured
Illumination
Nothing
Stranded
Wonder
Held
Justice
Pierced
Temporary Eternal
Hell Cove
My Dear Friend
Ready
The Dark Corners
I dedicate this book to all of those who has helped me throughout the years, those who have never lost faith in me, gave up on me, believed in me, or even abandoned me in times of trouble. You all know who you are. 37985.png
Reality
N ightmares clouds my mind as I sleep, dancing neath my eyelids.
I quiver and shake, sweat coating my skin as the terror soaks into my soul.
The scene before my sleeping eyes plays as if it’s an amazing rated horror movie.
So terrifying, never have I seen such horror in my young life.
Pretending monsters aren’t real, we walk through life unguarded.
We assume they are as unreal as the boogeyman, as fake as the legendary killers of horror.
But who says they’re fake?
They are as real as my presence in this very room.
Turns out …
This is reality, not a dream.
Condemned
Y ou shall wither and corrode
In this old rocking chair,
For you are condemned to a cruel fatality.
I n your long, pitiful life,
You caused internal bloodshed.
Hurt so many others,
Became a deadly icon to