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I've Seen Your Face Before MAG

July 1, 2009
By Mollie Knapp BRONZE, Chicago, Illinois
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Faces swirl
fuse
mold
into one
as El trains
whip past.

I’ve Seen Your Face Before
you aren’t that different
At All

Faces recycled

Her:
A Porcelain doll
careful not to
shatter
the glass

Him:
eyes like
coffee truffles
follow mine
down
the escalator

Us:
gawky
sweet smiley silences
cross our faces
spelling out the words
we dare not say to
the other

Cosmic forces made it
this way;
we aren’t the same
simply repeated patterns,
a strand of DNA
dripping with A’s



T’s



C’s


G’s
Cohesive:
our humanity –
a fresh scar
sole tear
lone kiss

but faces
become the same
as El trains
whip past

© Emily F., Cape Town, South Africa

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Mz.Minny2011 SILVER said...
on Mar. 10 2011 at 1:49 pm
Mz.Minny2011 SILVER, Chicago, Illinois
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My fav quote (4now)<br /> When I met you my heart skipped a beat..... the sun became the moon &amp; cold became heat.... Roses weren&#039;t red an violetes weren&#039;t blue.....And all because i fell IN LIKE WITH YOU &lt;3

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dis iz aewsum!!!!
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AWESOME!!!!! XD
Apeggy BRONZE said...
on Feb. 16 2011 at 9:33 am
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This was a beautiful poem, and if you have time look at some of my poems.
TheSummoningFreak PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 7 2010 at 12:14 am
TheSummoningFreak PLATINUM, Lugoff, South Carolina
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Amazing!, I loved it.
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Great Poem! your shoulda been rated as the best!
AbbotRabbit GOLD said...
on Dec. 7 2009 at 2:53 pm
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This poem has great flow and insight.<br /> I really enjoyed it.<br /> Lovely poem darling =]<br /> -Please check out the works that I have posted on here it would be highly appreciated and I think you would greatly enjoy them, Thankk youz-<br /> XxIll tell you Im an orphan after you meet myy familyXx

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This poem has great flow and insight.

I really enjoyed it.

Lovely poem darling =]

-Please check out the works that I have posted on here it would be highly appreciated and I think you would greatly enjoy them, Thankk youz-

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Cady_ PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 29 2009 at 10:23 pm
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I believe it was deep as well, and I think she should keep writting..
Cady_ PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 29 2009 at 10:22 pm
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I tagged this as a favorite, it is probably the one I would rate to be the best one that touched me, FIVE STARS definately.
MousyNona SILVER said...
on Sep. 8 2009 at 10:33 pm
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This was so deep, it could be shallow. I loved it!
KICK3593 PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 8 2009 at 7:54 pm
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Good. At least you insist on something natural and a little more original in human nature.
elarebadaxe SILVER said...
on Sep. 8 2009 at 3:14 pm
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This poem is very deep. I love the flow, the words, the beauty- everything about it. Keep writing!
aspiring.author.09 PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 8 2009 at 8:30 am
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This was very intriguing. I'm not sure I really understand ALL of it, but I do get some of it, and this poem was very good. I'd love to hear more from you, great job!
miamimo8 said...
on Sep. 6 2009 at 9:25 am
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I love this poem.
yaelephant5 PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 3 2009 at 9:58 pm
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i love the imagery that evokes movement (train/ swirling etc.) you really feel swept up in the poem
bridget :) said...
on Aug. 18 2009 at 10:56 pm
wow i love dis poem cz like dat happens all da time 2 people like do i kno u and like ya :)
Shanika Powell said...
on Aug. 8 2009 at 6:17 pm
Shanika Powell, Huntington, New York
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"Cohesive:

our humanity –

a fresh scar

sole tear

lone kiss"



I like that.
Eilina Sealtman SILVER said...
on Aug. 8 2009 at 3:40 pm
Eilina Sealtman SILVER, London, Other
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Amazingly, this stads out from all the other suff her. Its a whirlwind of ideas that don't stop. This is what freestyle poetry is at a normal level. This is the kind of thing normal people should be writing. It has a vague rythym, and a theme. That's all it needs. Well done!
babe892 GOLD said...
on Aug. 8 2009 at 7:20 am
babe892 GOLD, Suffern, New York
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This was really great- I loved it! What great images to put out there, so vivid, so interesting.
despurlock DIAMOND said...
on Aug. 1 2009 at 5:24 pm
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This is the second time I have read this poem and it becomes better with every reading! Keep up the great work!
LilJ<3 GOLD said...
on Jul. 31 2009 at 12:53 am
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this is great. you are really talented.