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	<description>Mostly True Stories from the Life of Mandi</description>
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		<title>Oh Really?</title>
		<link>http://neuroticbynature.com/2010/05/10/oh-really/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 21:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh Really? I give to you my time, my attention, my advice You never hear a damn word I say I defend you against all foes, yet you never have my back You just don&#8217;t get the concept of friendship I&#8217;m done, I&#8217;m out, I quit]]></description>
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		<title>Innocence Lost</title>
		<link>http://neuroticbynature.com/2010/05/02/innocence-lost/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 22:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Innocence Lost Innocent maid, dancing in a garden Never had reason for her heart to harden No trouble, no fear, no danger, no strife She lived the illusion of a perfect life In to the garden a, a gent did ride Took the young maiden for his bride To be a grand lady was her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sweat</title>
		<link>http://neuroticbynature.com/2010/04/30/sweat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sweat One single drop Welling up, in a dusty surface Springs up and out Seeking the path of least resistance Fighting, it forges a path No straight lines Creating a meandering trail Followed, but not exactly By another drop Rolling, gathering momentum Creating worm path rivulets On a dusty canvas Beading, trickling, dripping Pooling in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;ll Never Tell You</title>
		<link>http://neuroticbynature.com/2010/04/29/ill-never-tell-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll Never Tell You I&#8217;ll never tell you that I love you For fear of what you won&#8217;t say I&#8217;ll never tell you that I hate you For fear of burning bridges I&#8217;ll never ask you for a commitment For fear of scaring you off I&#8217;ll never tell you not to call For fear that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Monologue: Outta Darkness</title>
		<link>http://neuroticbynature.com/2010/04/26/a-monologue-outta-darkness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote this as a monologue, intended to be a glimpse at part of a story, without giving the whole thing away. Not sure where it came from, but here it is. Outta Darkness Let’s get one thing straight, ok? I am nobody’s fool. I am not a doormat, no pushover. I know what I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Midnight Quickie</title>
		<link>http://neuroticbynature.com/2010/04/24/midnight-quickie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 07:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Midnight Quickie Seeing you, the shadows accentuate your shape Trying to look away, but I’m drawn in Edging closer, trying to remain aloof Approaching, and shyly looking away Anticipating that first sweet touch Lips parting, breath catching, hands trembling Reaching out, tasting and savoring Chocolate cake at midnight]]></description>
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		<title>Writer&#8217;s Block</title>
		<link>http://neuroticbynature.com/2009/08/26/writers-block-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writer&#8217;s Block By Mandi I sit down To write a poem Anticipation Ideas frenetically bound across my mind I adjust my chair My light Stretch my back This isn’t good The lighting is all wrong How many syllables in a haiku? What rhymes with orange? Do I need to buy milk? I grab paper and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Between Closed Eyes</title>
		<link>http://neuroticbynature.com/2009/07/29/between-closed-eyes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Between Closed Eyes By Mandi Disjointed images flitter across my mind Dancers with no faces Yet I know who they are Sound tracked by forgotten snipits of songs Confusion and fears that leave me trembling Amusement parks whose rides are made of recliners Colors more vivid than anything Hollywood could create Plots so fantastic Yet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Promise</title>
		<link>http://neuroticbynature.com/2009/07/22/the-promise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Promise By Mandi CALLING THE CHILDREN IN FROM PLAYING SETTING THEM DOWN TO DINNER AND THEN PUTTING THEM INTO A WARM BATH BEFORE TUCKING THEM INTO BED AND SLIPPING DOWNSTAIRS WHISPERING AND GIGGLING THEN VOICES GROWING LOUDER IN ANGER AS THE PROMISES OF YESTERDAY ARE FORGOTTEN AND THE TROUBLES OF TODAY TAKE OVER AND [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So-called Father</title>
		<link>http://neuroticbynature.com/2009/07/21/so-called-father/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You said &#8220;I guess&#8230; I&#8217;ll marry you&#8230;. if it&#8217;s mine&#8221; When I was born She had to walk to the pay phone Because you had to drink at the bar. You called me &#8220;he&#8221; for the first three months Even when they dressed me in pink She left you, wisely, when you made the home [...]]]></description>
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