Someone Is A Snitch – In Other Words

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Breaking doors, looting riches; 
they were the infamous "partners" in crime,

Notorious for evading arrests; 
many establishments did they burglarize,

For 10 years they snaked perspicaciously; 
their heists were the talk of the town;
Until one fine day, Judas was caught 
and the 2-person gang was brought down.

People wondered, deputies speculated - 
how did the tables turn around?

Did someone snitch 
or was it Matthew who two-timed!
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Savage Rapture – In Other Words

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Swirling and twirling to the
rhythm of your savage rapture,

Painstakingly "dancing" my heart out,

I attempt to sway this distress away.

Loving you is like
an eternal psychedelic experience,

Forever in your afterglow I parch!
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From Rags To Riches – In Other Words

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80% Deaf in one ear because her boy friend punched her a little too hard, 
she was an obvious failure at life and love.

Slumbering in homeless shelters, "poor" and famished, 
she doubted if ever she would rise up?

Hers was a life void of any riches, fortune and means; 
working several jobs to meet ends, 
she declined to give up, she was determined.

In her heart she everlastingly carried a self-belief; 
fighting her battles and challenging the doubters, 
she raised a STORM at The X-Men Series.

From picking up a "Razzie" for the worst actress 
to conquering the "Oscars" as the best, 
this is the story of a champion, 
this is a memoir of the brightest.
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Stardom – In Other Words

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It's time for her to say her goodbyes, "wave", embrace 
and make that sacrifice.

To pursue her dreams this step she must take, 
her future if she is to make.

A small town girl with aspirations so giant, 
she was a rebel, she was defiant.

In her heart she believed that one day she would blossom.

"America's Got Talent" was her one-way ticket to stardom.
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Vacation Of A Lifetime – In Other Words

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The only way to keep her alive was to abandon her at an orphanage gate; 
she was a girl, born in a masculist clan, where her gender decided her fate.

Dumped and shunned from the day she was born, 
she instantly learnt that it's not easy being a woman in this man's world; 
she vouched that no bigotry, no dogmatism, can leave her crippled, 
that she would one day rise up, turn tables and change labels.

Years and years of trails and tribulations have transformed her 
into a woman of substance, so wise.

She's fought her battles, slayed her cynics, she has prosperously survived.

Gifting herself a perfect "vacation" on her 25th birthday, 
that she so rightly deserves - this is a story of a champion, 
who in the face of flouters refused to give up!
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Mirror – In Other Words

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She looks into the mirror and says to herself "How can people see me like this?", 
broken, dispirited, 
all that she notices is ugly-unattractiveness and grisly-disfigurement. 
 
The rough lines, blistered edges, scarred creases, uneven contours, 
they all remind her of the past glory days 
when she was credited to be the "prettiest of them all!"

With sunrise-gold hair, saccharine sweet lips, 
velvety eyelashes and constellation-blue eyes, 
Rose was once an apotheosis of artless beauty, 
with many suitors and admirers yearning for her love and company.

Reminiscing the days gone by, unhinging the horrors of suffering 
and the agony of 20 reconstructive surgeries, 
she picks up her handbag and kisses her mom goodbye, 
as she steps out of the house for the first time in 5 years!

By the dresser rests the latest newspaper with a headline that reads
"25 Year Old Acid-Attack Victim Decides To Follow Her Dreams, Returns To School!"

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