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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My Gift Is My Heart

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This modest heart of mine is all that I can provide,
No riches, no possessions I have accumulated, 
love is all that my soul confides.

Loving you with all my whole, is a gift that I affirm,
Worshiping your every measure, 
I shall honor your kingdom.

You are the brilliance I seek, in your grace I relentlessly believe,
You are the object of my forever affection, 
your side I shall never leave.

My truthfulness, my sincerity, my innocence 
I offer to thee,
Your happiness, your contentment, your prosperity 
I guarantee.
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The Theory Of Karma – In Other Words

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Forsaken, disowned and dejected, with not one person by his side, 
Sam lived a life that no wise man would want.

His only companion - the miserable, disgraceful memories to haunt.

Every night he would curse himself 
for his dishonorable deeds of the past, realizing that
all his life he's been nothing more than a hateful cheat, 
a scandalous swindler, an outcast.

"You reap what you sow" is a phrase he now often recalls.

Yes, it's a proven fact - every fallacious man befalls!
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When Two Worlds Collide – Three Line Tales

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"Once in 50 God-damn years!" Rob whispers, teary-eyed, 
staring at an old-crinkled photograph of him and his daughter, 
who had gone missing when she was just 5, only to be found dead later.

With innumerable agonizing questions, untold doubts and 
infinite unbearable complains, 
he had waited for this day all his life; 
the day when the heavens subside and two worlds collide, 
of living and the dead.

"Ah, here we are!" he exclaims, 
as he takes his final step towards the "portal to another dimension" 
hoping to embrace his little girl once again.
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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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Revenge – Three Line Tales

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Born to be free and wild, that's how we were supposed to be; 
instead we became savage "man-eaters", on a killing spree.

Thanks to your interminable "human greed" - there are no more 
jungles left to claim and no meal to eat.

We seek revenge.. It's time, your brazenness you humans forfeit!
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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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Faded – Three Line Tales

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 Amidst fun-filled moments, family, friends, glee and exhilarating water sports, 
Paul was his happiest, cheeriest self at the beach.

With pristine silver shores, lapping teal waves and sun-kissed golden sands, 
nothing in the world could beat 
the tranquility that the Gulf offered, 
plus, he could also show off his abs that he'd worked so hard for.

Alas, "The Shark Attack" took from him, more than he'd bargained, 
leaving him crippled with blurry images, fuzzy vision and faded memories!
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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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