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The Thief

September 13, 2009
By MaralieMidnight GOLD, Ottawa, Other
MaralieMidnight GOLD, Ottawa, Other
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"Shame, shame go away


come again another





day"

The feeling of guilt is inevitable, but the feeling of remorse,



permanent

That was he thought of,



remorse




shame,


like a tatoo

He wore his shame as his own




Scarlet letter


The author's comments:
I was inspired by this from one my own short stories that I made for English class. I was trying to write the story in a mael's perspective. So when I decided to do a poem, I ended up with this.

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on Oct. 27 2009 at 2:46 pm
MaralieMidnight GOLD, Ottawa, Other
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Thanks! ps, that was the computer program that did that -_- lol

on Oct. 24 2009 at 9:45 pm
Inkspired PLATINUM, Whitby, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"If one will scoff at the study of language, how, save in terms of language, will one scoff?" - Mario Pei
"I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die." Isaac Asimov

This is great! I love how you wrote it!