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living the correct way

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Zaratops

Published: Sep 29, 2009

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^{i wanna be a high class hippie
with pot brownies and joint-stashed lips.
we can run around the dingy town
painting our faces rainbow and
letting our hair grow out long
with flower crowns and weeded braids.
i want to be carefree and still look good.
in our own eyes we’ll be the only ones
to look at.
we’ll be cool without even trying.
we’ll be barefoot in grassy places
where patches of dirt will cool our toes
in the freckling sunlight.
i want to have rosy cheeks and toothy
smiles that i send your way
and you send back ocean-eyed grins
with red popsicle lips.
i just wanna hold your hand.
i wanna sleep on a mattress with you
under the moon.
i want to play twangy guitars under the stars
and listen to you hum the tune.
i want to wear old faded clothing and
oversized T shirts
in bright and ridiculous colors.
i want all the days to blend into one
while never leaving the company of friends.
i want dirt under my pink oval fingernails
and no money in my holy pockets.
i want to live everyday innocently
and make love like it’s illegal.}

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^{lol, this is an oldie piece i forgot about. i wanted to upload it simply so i wouldn't forget it again. i like to keep track of my little imaginings. :3

and yes, my pockets are holy, not full of holes.
i don't do typos. -cough-
xD}

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peridot-magelette

Dec 3, 2009

i love that last line

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