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July 24, 2011
By Shayna121 GOLD, Port Charlotte, Florida
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Shayna121 GOLD, Port Charlotte, Florida
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I am the master of my fate and the captain of my soul.

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My head is spinning
Round and round.

My feet can barely lift
Off the ground.

My hands are shaking
Left and right.

My throat is itchy,
Sore, and tight.

My eyes are filled
With salty tears.

My heart is aching
With all my fears.

I feel the letter
Underneath my fingers,
Where the smell of you
Still lingers.

© John O., New City, NY

The author's comments:
Two weeks after my boyfriend died in Afghanistan, two weeks after I had been notified at least, I received a letter in the mail. A letter from my boyfriend saying that he couldn't wait to see me and he would have leave soon. I cried for a week. But this is a poem based off of the second stage of death--shock. It states the way I felt right after reading the letter.
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SecretFlame PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 13 2011 at 12:29 pm
SecretFlame PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
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&quot;I have a life. I just choose to ignore it.&quot;<br /> -one of my friends

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This is beautiful! You really put yourself into this poem. Short and heartbreaking. Great rhythm and flow. Good piece! Maybe if you wanted to lengthen it or add a bit more description you could put some similes or metaphors. Just a thought.
photolover26 SILVER said...
on Aug. 13 2011 at 12:22 pm
photolover26 SILVER, Napa, California
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&quot;Live to the fullest, laugh your heart out, love forever.&quot;

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I am so sorry! The way you put your emotions into words was a really beautiful thing. Amazing poem, and very moving. Good work, and hang in there :)
Timekeeper DIAMOND said...
on Aug. 13 2011 at 10:52 am
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
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&quot;A guy walks up to me and asks &#039;What&#039;s Punk?&#039;. So I kick over a garbage can and say &#039;That&#039;s punk!&#039;. So he kicks over a garbage can and says &#039;That&#039;s Punk&#039;?, and I say &#039;No that&#039;s trendy&#039;!&quot;- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

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This is heartbreaking...:(

I could definitely see it getting into the magazine, you really put all of your emotions into this piece.
CarrieAnn13 GOLD said...
on Aug. 11 2011 at 7:32 pm
CarrieAnn13 GOLD, Goodsoil, Other
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&quot;I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.&quot; --Douglas Adams<br /> <br /> &quot;The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.&quot; --Marcus Aurelius

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I'm sorry for your loss; no one should have to go through that.

Anyway, this is a great poem!  It's simple, but is beautifully descriptive.  My only criticism is you should generally keep your stanzas the same length.  The last stanza with four lines was out of place because the other stanzas had two lines.