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Life!

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Author: Shruthi Shankel

Shruthi ShankelAugust 8, 2016

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Life!

written by: Shruthi Shankel

@ShruthiShankel

There will be things
Left half-done
Wishes in thin air
Unable to meet their end
Dreams left untouched
When you disappear
One fine day
That's how life is
So better;
Hold on to nothing!

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Shruthi Shankel

I am a dreamer, a passionate writer, a simple girl who believes in living life to the fullest.
When the words come to me, fill me up to the brim, I write and let it out!

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Phyllis P. Colucci is a freelance/indie author from Brooklyn, New York. She is currently retired from a Supervisory Administrative position with a Federal law enforcement agency in New York City, and is now pursuing her passion for writing fiction and poetry. She has always had a love for writing over the years, whether it be poetry, short stories or novels; and mystery and suspense is something she has recently gravitated towards with a touch of romance and that "New York edge". Phyllis has three novels, one novella and an Anthology of original poems currently on the Amazon market, and continues to be part of the Spillwords writing community by sharing/contributing her fiction and poetry on a monthly basis. She also has a writing blog under the name of "FictionTarot" where she hopes to entertain readers, take them on journeys page by page - and perhaps make a difference with a blog.

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